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Mastodon user criticizes AI costs and expertise gap

A user on Mastodon expressed frustration with the perceived cost and value of AI technologies, suggesting that popular AI tools are expensive and that individuals with expertise are facing increasing operational costs. The user implies that the current state of AI is undesirable and burdensome. AI

IMPACT Expresses user sentiment regarding the cost and perceived value of AI technologies.

RANK_REASON User opinion on a social media platform about AI costs.

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Mastodon user criticizes AI costs and expertise gap

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ scalzi Ha ha ha, its hated, so they will charge for it, and its more expensive than people who know what theyre doing, but those people now have MASSIVE new w

    @ scalzi Ha ha ha, its hated, so they will charge for it, and its more expensive than people who know what theyre doing, but those people now have MASSIVE new water and electricity costs son the wages are rising and your company already can't pay for water and power. # ai is shit