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Smart Kenyans doing this work most likely can not afford GPT Plus for GPT4, and the free version doesn't work during peak hours.

ElevenLathe 4y ago
Luckily they're in Kenya, which is UTC+3, so their business hours presumably don't coincide with NA/EU West peak hours.
- carlmr 4y ago
  It's just 2h off Germany. There's at least a good overlap in peak demand with EU I'd assume.
- nequo 4y ago
  EU West is UTC+2.
coding123 4y ago
I haven't had the free version poop out on me for more than 15 minutes.
plugin-baby 4y ago
At 20$/month, someone earning 1000$/month would have no trouble affording it.
- deleted 4y ago
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- ben_w 4y ago
  I'm seeing a lot of conflicting estimates on Google for Kenyan average income, and nothing at all about the distribution. Does anyone know what fraction of Kenyans have incomes of at least 1000 USD/month?
  - kennlebu 4y ago
    I am a Kenyan living in Kenya, and I can confidently estimate that it's less than 2% of the entire population
  - snackwalrus 4y ago
    For starters, one of the ones mentioned in the article…
gus_massa 4y ago
If they can't afford it, it means that they are charging less than GPT4 and they can compeat in price.
- crop_rotation 4y ago
  Charging less than GPT4 doesn't make sense. GPT4 is 20 USD per month and too many prompts. It is much harder for a human to be skilled enough to write good essays and survive at 20 USD a month. Competing with GPT4 on price for boilerplate essay is just pointless.
  - RecycledEle 4y ago
    I am not an expert in this unethical market, but I think competition for essays to plagiarize would be on a per-essay basis. The competition would be between a $20 per month OpenAI membership and paying a Kenyan by the essay. The Kenyan could use OpenAI for drafts and charge $5 per essay. (S)he would earn more than $20 per month.

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Smart Kenyans doing this work most likely can not afford GPT Plus for GPT4, and the free version doesn't work during peak hours.

by crop_rotation 4y ago

ElevenLathe 4y ago
Luckily they're in Kenya, which is UTC+3, so their business hours presumably don't coincide with NA/EU West peak hours.
- carlmr 4y ago
  It's just 2h off Germany. There's at least a good overlap in peak demand with EU I'd assume.
- nequo 4y ago
  EU West is UTC+2.
coding123 4y ago
I haven't had the free version poop out on me for more than 15 minutes.
plugin-baby 4y ago
At 20$/month, someone earning 1000$/month would have no trouble affording it.
- deleted 4y ago
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- ben_w 4y ago
  I'm seeing a lot of conflicting estimates on Google for Kenyan average income, and nothing at all about the distribution. Does anyone know what fraction of Kenyans have incomes of at least 1000 USD/month?
  - kennlebu 4y ago
    I am a Kenyan living in Kenya, and I can confidently estimate that it's less than 2% of the entire population
  - snackwalrus 4y ago
    For starters, one of the ones mentioned in the article…
gus_massa 4y ago
If they can't afford it, it means that they are charging less than GPT4 and they can compeat in price.
- crop_rotation 4y ago
  Charging less than GPT4 doesn't make sense. GPT4 is 20 USD per month and too many prompts. It is much harder for a human to be skilled enough to write good essays and survive at 20 USD a month. Competing with GPT4 on price for boilerplate essay is just pointless.
  - RecycledEle 4y ago
    I am not an expert in this unethical market, but I think competition for essays to plagiarize would be on a per-essay basis. The competition would be between a $20 per month OpenAI membership and paying a Kenyan by the essay. The Kenyan could use OpenAI for drafts and charge $5 per essay. (S)he would earn more than $20 per month.