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GenAI adoption curve questioned: will it get more expensive, not cheaper?

The author posits that generative AI, unlike most technologies that become cheaper with adoption, is likely to increase in cost. Furthermore, they argue that the majority of users would not significantly miss generative AI if it were to disappear, suggesting it is not an essential technology for most people. AI

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IMPACT Raises questions about the long-term economic viability and user essentiality of generative AI technologies.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by an individual user on a social media platform discussing the economic and utility aspects of generative AI.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Isn't it interesting how GenAI is a technology that seems very likely to get more expensive to use, rather than cheaper, which is more the usual progression of

    Isn't it interesting how GenAI is a technology that seems very likely to get more expensive to use, rather than cheaper, which is more the usual progression of technology adoption? # LLM # GenAI # AI # Tech

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    tbf, not really true because, other than in the case of the obsessive, booster types, the vast majority of people who use it, I maintain they wouldn't miss it m

    tbf, not really true because, other than in the case of the obsessive, booster types, the vast majority of people who use it, I maintain they wouldn't miss it much if it all shut down tomorrow, as it is just not essential. # LLM # GenAI # AI