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> they make a ton of money on inference So it is stated, but is it actually true? I am not convinced. Besides, it's not as if they can suddenly stop training
by root_axis 6mo ago
> they make a ton of money on inference
So it is stated, but is it actually true? I am not convinced.
Besides, it's not as if they can suddenly stop training models, the moment you do that you've spelled a death sentence for profitablity because Google and open source will very quickly undercut a 15 year break even timeline.
- steveBK123 6mo agoAgreed, the revenues are big.. but very small next to the datacenter bills.. even if a fraction of which are being used for inference, it's hard to argue they even break even. That's before all the other costs (Super Bowl ads, billions in compensation).
- extr 6mo agoIt's widely reported and acknowledged as true.
- player1234 6mo ago[dead]
- root_axis 6mo agoWell, the only people with any ability to acknowledge it have a massive incentive to do so, and I've been around the block enough times to know that startups will use every trick in the book to paint a rosy financial picture, even when it's extremely misleading or occasionally just straight up lies. In the current climate of AI hype my skepticism is even greater. I'll believe it when I see it.
- Forgeties79 6mo agoWhere and by who? Critical context missing here.
- extr 6mo agoDario Amodei @ 18:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcqQ1ebBqkc&t=1088s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcqQ1ebBqkc&t=1088s
- Forgeties79 6mo agoThe CEO hyping his product and the viability of his business during an interview with Stripe does not, at least to me, qualify as “widely reported and acknowledged”