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AI webinar questions sustainability of cheap tokens, questions odd advice

A question was raised at an AI best practices webinar regarding the long-term availability of cheap AI tokens, given that major AI vendors' current revenue models suggest that free or low-cost AI access is unsustainable. The response suggested reserving expensive tokens for personal communications like writing to one's mother, a suggestion the questioner found peculiar and unnecessary for simple expressions of affection. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the future cost of AI services and user expectations for token usage.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing AI token costs and user interaction, not a primary release or significant industry event.

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AI webinar questions sustainability of cheap tokens, questions odd advice

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    At a webinar for # AI best practices, I asked the question "Should we count on cheap tokens being around forever when the current revenue pictures for all the m

    At a webinar for # AI best practices, I asked the question "Should we count on cheap tokens being around forever when the current revenue pictures for all the major AI vendors point to free or low-cost AI access being unsustainable in the long term?" They loved the question but g…