This is the intention. They do not want folks that can’t pay to use their service.
replyOut of curiosity, what's your next monthly subscription in terms of price?
replyElectricity, $95/mo.
replyNow you got me thinking my electric company should start offering subscription tiers in these uncertain energy times...
replyOurs never will, they're a cartel, sadly. If you mean fixed subscription, next one is Netflix, I think, or my server provider at $40 or so.
replyMy monthly "connection fee" is more than that (no solar, just EV). Your cartel needs to step it up!
replyFor me it's $0.8/kWh during peak, $0.47 off peak, and super off peak of $0.15. I accidentally left a little mini 500W heater on all day, while I was out, costing > 5% of your whole month!
Wow, what the hell.
replyThe trouble with openai is that by using them, you're supporting fascism.
replyYes, you are doing it too with antropic an xAI. I don't get your point. xAI and OpenAI are a little worst? Maybe, still very well fascism.
replyQuite a lot worse. Both OpenAI and xAI were among the largest donors of Trump's campaign
replyMusk was the largest individual political donor of the 2024 election [1] and Greg Brockman was the largest donor to Trump's "MAGA Inc" super PAC [2]
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/06/elon-mu...
[2] https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/867947/o...
IMO, OpenAI have either implicitly committed to becoming the IT service for Trump's secret police, or they've willingly signed up for the harsh retaliation Anthropic's getting, knowing that the Trump administration will inevitably try to push OpenAI around in the same way, if they meaningfully refuse to assist in domestic mass surveillance efforts.
replyAnthropic was fine doing the same, they just didn't want it done to Americans.
replyYeah I had a similar experience one time. Which is why I laugh when people suggest Anthropic is profitable. Sure, maybe if everyone does API pricing. Which they won’t because it’s so damn expensive. Another way to think about it is API pricing is a glimpse into the future when everyone is dependent on these services and the subscription model price increases start.
replyI don't get why people talk about ChatGPT as some great saviour though, they're in the same boat but just have more money to burn.
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