_I_ certainly expected it, but what about the people who make budgeting decisions for this sort of thing? Or those who think LLMs are the greatest thing since sliced bread?
That is a good point; however, I'd treat it as a risk management. Instead of a long-term contract with a commitment, one side optimises their fiscal load by accepting the risk of an environmental or conditions change.
For those who think the LLMs are the greatest thing - _I_ cenrtantly assign myself to such a category. And I also see some correlation between Tim Berners-Lee's experiment with WWW and what is happening with all those LLMs (and what was built on top of or with the usage of LLMs). Not a direct 1-1, but in a part of adoption. It was new, it required adoption, and it was given (almost) for free. And it did work, and adoption is very high, and people would give up their favourite tool. When adoption grew enough, it came time to reap the benefits.
For those who think the LLMs are the greatest thing - _I_ cenrtantly assign myself to such a category. And I also see some correlation between Tim Berners-Lee's experiment with WWW and what is happening with all those LLMs (and what was built on top of or with the usage of LLMs). Not a direct 1-1, but in a part of adoption. It was new, it required adoption, and it was given (almost) for free. And it did work, and adoption is very high, and people would give up their favourite tool. When adoption grew enough, it came time to reap the benefits.