Ex-AI exec: labs claim existential IP stakes yet operate in California where non-competes are void
suchenzang · x · 2026-09-18
suchenzang mocks AI companies that frame their IP as existential yet base themselves in California, where non-competes are unenforceable, creating a revolving door of job-hopping talent and leaking 'alpha'. She suggests either their security posture is theater—or there's nothing worth stealing—undercutting their calls for global coordination and national regulation.
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