Maybe this is the AI game plan and why the big AI companies want the local models regulated.
Currently they’re more or less using the follow the free sales tactic but with the difference that the customers are already used to paying, just by far not what is required to cover the operational costs.
They can soon crank up the price and companies will have to accept that. They’re going to get extorted – either pay or basically lose your product.
Not “maybe”…more like obviously. Once you’ve become dependent on their product, they can jack up the price. You could move to a competitor, but how long before they jack up their prices, too? All of the AI companies are losing money, so it’s only a matter of time. Local models are a threat to their business, but they can’t regulate them out of existence. Maybe they can regulate them enough that they’re practical for home users, but impractical for business? Who knows. We’ll see.
Maybe this is the AI game plan and why the big AI companies want the local models regulated.
Currently they’re more or less using the follow the free sales tactic but with the difference that the customers are already used to paying, just by far not what is required to cover the operational costs.
They can soon crank up the price and companies will have to accept that. They’re going to get extorted – either pay or basically lose your product.
Not “maybe”…more like obviously. Once you’ve become dependent on their product, they can jack up the price. You could move to a competitor, but how long before they jack up their prices, too? All of the AI companies are losing money, so it’s only a matter of time. Local models are a threat to their business, but they can’t regulate them out of existence. Maybe they can regulate them enough that they’re practical for home users, but impractical for business? Who knows. We’ll see.