Deep-Station-1746 t1_jcamy6n wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:10 PM

Reply to comment by OptimizedGarbage in [D] What do people think about OpenAI not releasing its research but benefiting from others’ research? Should google meta enforce its patents against them? by [deleted]

Patenting a dropout feels a lot like NFTs - it's useless. So why bother?

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What I don't understand is how can anyone prove that someone is multiplying together matrices in some way as long as they don't admit to that themselves.

That's like someone patenting a thought. If you think about a particular patented pair of pants™, can you be sued for propagating a patented neural activity through your bio network? It's absurd.

OptimizedGarbage t1_jcazllh wrote on March 15, 2023 at 3:33 PM

You can sue people who use it for millions of dollars and drive them out of business. Which is exactly how Google uses most of its other patents, as a club to beat competitors with.

bartturner t1_jcbi0ry wrote on March 15, 2023 at 5:27 PM

> Which is exactly how Google uses most of its other patents, as a club to beat competitors with.

That is ridiculous. Where has Google gone after anyone? They do it purely for defensive purposes.

DigThatData t1_jcbdeka wrote on March 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM

i don't see the analogy here, i'm wondering if maybe you're misunderstanding: they have a patent over the technique. not "a dropout", all dropout.