Comments by "Curious Crow" (@CuriousCrow-mp4cx) on "DeepSeek is not just shaking up AI – it’s also shaking up US capitalism" video.

With the greatest of respect, capitalism period doesn't like competition, because it leverages human survival instincts of greed and fear. And if it had been the east first to embrace capitalism, it would have been no different, because exploitation of the string versus the weak was an element of feudal societies worldwide. Land and the resources on or below it was the commodity exploited for the benefit of the strong over the weak. Landlordism or rentier capitalism, was it's earliest form, and that happened in the east too before modern capitalism evolved, using the trading and financial tools that came down the Silk Road from the East. It's time to give up such rarified dichotomies as East and West, when both are climbing the same mountain and using similar tools.
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No; he might even double down on the tariffs, because this is a bloody nose, but the opponent is not down and out.
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 @ThomasVWorm And going public works both ways. Shares unless structured, will dilute ownership.
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We all thought communism was about the people owning the means of production... Perhaps people everywhere just see and hear what they want to. But, reality goes on regardless.
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Lol. Good luck with that. When you sup with the Devil, you need to use a long spoon, and that usually means cold food. And don't be surprised if people see horns in your head.
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Free market capitalism makes no such claim. All it claims it that the winners win,whether the world benefits from that or not. In that framework, the market can then reject any product by simply not buying it. Of course, free market capitalism is unrealistic, because it disregards human nature, which is a fundamental flaw when people make up markets. Capitalism ultimately harnesses greed and fear - two emotions that helped us to survive, but are problematic in civilisation. Ignoring that fact, has led us to this messy time of ideological cul de sacs created for the benefit of the asset wealthy to excuse their failings, and prevent having to pay for the consequences. Of course, they want to persuade us that this is ok, whilst we get poorer and our children and grand children get even poorer.
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Tbh I tried DeepSeek AI on a search about a book by GF Newman called "The Corrupted" and I asked for a list of the historical events around which the rise and fall of the story's antagonist Joey Olinska was told. And DeepSeek could not provide one, but Voxscript, a free, but limited Open AI GPT could. So DeepSeek isn't an equal contender to ChatGPT. And Voxscript agrees. DeepSeek is great for coding (no surprise there) but it needs oprimisation, which Voxscript estimates would take about 5 years of further development to go toe-to-toe with ChatGPT. But, really it's impact is that it opens the way for anyone with the access to the knowledge, skills, and resources to code and train their own ChatGPT cheaply and quickly. It's like a basic kit. It's creation as an open source project has broken down the barriers to entry to this technology. And I expect that many countries will be thinking of it as an alternative product or as a training and development tool. And that may be a good thing for humanity ultimately.
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Even ChatGPT4 acknowledges that, but it should be noted that actual or potential superpowers tend to throw their actual or implied weight around. So, the UK needs to start thinking for itself again, (i.e. Bulk up) because if the Trumpettes have their way, it will be all stick and no carrot. Indeed, an examination of the post-WWII debate between British and American economists on the future of the global economy was the last time Britain had a chance to shape things on a global scale, and the Americans gave them the bird. J. Maynard Keynes wanted an international currency union, with an international credit the Bancor, being used for international transactions. The Americans would have none of that. The wanted everyone to be dependent upon USD, and that's what happened. Looking from that perspective to now, the present rumblings in the global financial system are unsurprising. 'With great power comes great responsibility.' But people get bored too easily.
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