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by yreg 3 hours ago
You are saying it as if those costs were not necessary to provide the service.
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Paradigma11 2 hours ago
They are not. They are necessary for the development of future models, which does not influence the availability of the current ones. Plus you have chinese models distilling current SOTA for pennies on the dollar, so as a consumer I never will be worse off in the long (1-2 years) run.
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LUmBULtERA 2 hours ago
OpenAI inference revenue exceeds its cost of inference by a good margin in 2025 (https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/opena...)
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jijijijij 2 hours ago
Great, but that's only a part of operational costs. A craftsman's revenue may exceed the electricity bill for the power drill, doesn't mean the business is sustainable.
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LUmBULtERA 1 hour ago
Day 2 the craftsman has not made up for the investment/loss of their equipment. Not a useful example.
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jijijijij 1 hour ago
Sorry, I don't understand what you are trying to say.
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LUmBULtERA 1 hour ago
The craftsman, who may otherwise be profitable, also has investment costs that cause them to show a loss for some time.
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