You don't have to publish how anything works.
If I code with other 4 guys chatgpt and we bring it online, it will take time anyone to copy it, and it will be easier to buy us.
Secret and first to market beats patent. Specially in software you can add one "moronic attention" layer and claim that does something different.
Actually patents protect more big corporations than little players they may patent hundreds of random things just in case even if is something which they haven't productize.
WhatsApp for instance, they could have been copied by any company (somehow they were copied) but was worthless.
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You don't have to publish how anything works. If I code with other 4 guys chatgpt and we bring it online, it will take time anyone to copy it, and it will be easier to buy us.
Secret and first to market beats patent. Specially in software you can add one "moronic attention" layer and claim that does something different.
Actually patents protect more big corporations than little players they may patent hundreds of random things just in case even if is something which they haven't productize.
WhatsApp for instance, they could have been copied by any company (somehow they were copied) but was worthless.