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Re:Google I/O 2017 by EGreg on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:27PM (#14364439)
That's the age old question - what if Facebook copies what you did, in a week? Like they did with Twitter or Snapchat?

By the time they copy you, you're already big. I don't really see the problem as long as the tech companies don't hoard the information and spread the knowledge - which they are doing with initiatives like OpenAI and many more.

The big question is, what happens when they invent AI that builds its own programs and exponentially accelerates? Who needs startups at all then?

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Re:Google I/O 2017 by monkmartinez on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:52PM (#14364697)
Bull. Instagram is eating Snapchat for lunch right now, for starters. Twitter is going down in flames soon enough as well. There is a massive consolidation taking place in social, and I think with tech in general. We are at a point where automation, AI/ML and resources are the next battle grounds. Sure there will be wins here and there, but like the app stores in 2014... the gold rush looks like it's over.
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