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AI Economics for Dummies (www.mcsweeneys.net)

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As AI companies get ready to go public and we get a deeper look at their inner workings, it’s only natural to have questions about their finances, like “Do they make money?” and “How?” Here are a few examples to help the average layperson understand the business side of AI.

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[–] Butterbee@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

If the answers to those questions are anything other than "No/They don't" or "Yes, but only if you're NVidia/Selling the hardware that everyone else is losing billions of dollars on" I'm going to lose it. Edit: Losing it, in a good way

[–] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 5 points 1 week ago

The mules are inevitable, shovel faster

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

I totally forgot about McSweeney's. Good to see it's still up. Also, great piece.