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> The main issue for the consumer remains the business model. Who will pay for LLMs (user or the advertiser) I had a really weird idea the other day. What if t
by schneems 4y ago
> The main issue for the consumer remains the business model. Who will pay for LLMs (user or the advertiser)
I had a really weird idea the other day. What if the government invested in computer infra like it does for roads. Give each consumer X compute credits that they can use directly at cloud providers or trade in to services to help offset (or completely pay for) their own use.
I would use it to run my open source infra. I imagine my parents would use it to decrease their Netflix bill (for example).
I think it could unlock interesting non-marketing based “free” services. But it’s a hard concept to pitch to the average person who wouldn’t know why they would want 1000 CPU hours (for example).
- freediver 4y agoGovernment should be building this infra for the benefit of citizens, for vital services such as search. There should be a public search engine. Public libraries were good enough for that role but not anymore.
- schneems 4y agoI think public competition for digital services would be amazing. I also think they should be a player, not take over the game. I think the answer would be for them to host a competing service AND allow people to use their credits to choose that service or a different vendor.