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Remember that ads are the "last resort" for OpenAI, and they're doing this despite the fact that it's "uniquely unsettling", according to Sam. Was he lying, or
by avaer 6mo ago
Remember that ads are the "last resort" for OpenAI, and they're doing this despite the fact that it's "uniquely unsettling", according to Sam.
Was he lying, or has OpenAI given up hope that this train wreck works economically without enshittification? Neither option is good, but I don't really see a third.
- Aurornis 6mo agoThe ads are only for the free and $8/month plans. They basically added an ad-supported super discount level that you can ignore if you’re paying for the normal plans.
- RussianCow 6mo agoBut the fact that they've added an ad-supported tier this early into their life as a company means they're desperate for revenue. You start inserting ads when you're optimizing for profit, not when you're still growing. It took how long for Netflix to introduce an ad-supported plan?
- milkshakes 6mo agowhen did netflix offer a free tier?
- RussianCow 6mo agoI didn't say free. They've had a highly discounted, ad-supported plan for a few years now. It's relevant because OpenAI also introduced a cheaper monthly plan that includes ads.
- milkshakes 6mo agoopenai also has a free plan, which is the one used by >90% of its users. the cheaper monthly plan just provides higher limits.
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- chrisweekly 6mo agooptions 1 and 2 are not mutually exclusive