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Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They Could Replace Workers for Free (futurism.com)
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[โ€“] AA5B@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So they thought it would be free forever, and are surprised by the usage based pricing? I wonder what will happen when ai companies need to be profitable and increase prices accordingly

[โ€“] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

they thought by paying for AI in its current form will lead to less employee overhead , thereby reducing cost. which dint happen.