> There was little for the government to lose in the case. In a case vs Meta, at the scale it has reached, it could have wide ranging economic implications limiting the investment in AI, which the US is absolutely not willing to pursue at this point in time (or possibly ever).

"...there's no way a group of billionaires can control the Politburo, as billionaires control American policy making. So in China, you have a vibrant market economy but capital does not rise above political authority. Capital does not have enshrined rights. In America, the interest of capital and capital itself has risen above the American nation. Political authority cannot check the power of capital. That's why America is capitalist country, but China is not." [1]

[1] https://xcancel.com/thouse_opinions/status/15380991993586851...