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0 pointskridsdale37mo ago0 comments

Thermodynamics is also the limiter in AI these days.

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Not necessarily the real limiter, right now, is finding a combination useful and profitable application. Simply charging money for generalized AI access is never going to be the ideal profit center.

0xDEAFBEAD7mo ago

>Simply charging money for generalized AI access is never going to be the ideal profit center.

Exactly. Margins are dropping rapidly: https://ethanding.substack.com/p/openai-burns-the-boats

baq7mo ago

...and to quote a classic, "your margin is my opportunity".

baq7mo ago

It limits token generation, but not token utility.

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hattmall7mo ago

Not necessarily the real limiter, right now, is finding a combination useful and profitable application. Simply charging money for generalized AI access is never going to be the ideal profit center.

0xDEAFBEAD7mo ago

>Simply charging money for generalized AI access is never going to be the ideal profit center.

Exactly. Margins are dropping rapidly: https://ethanding.substack.com/p/openai-burns-the-boats

baq7mo ago

...and to quote a classic, "your margin is my opportunity".

baq7mo ago

It limits token generation, but not token utility.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse