• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Not sure if you are joking but… it does not appear to be making anywhere near the amount of money that has been invested in it.

    It costs a stupendous amount of money to develop the models, to train them, to rent out or just buy the hardware needed to do this, to pay for the electrical power to do this.

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      2 months ago

      Not joking, I’m just underinformed

      Now that I think of it, yeah, it makes absolute sense. It’s not a stable income OpenAI is based on, but rather the endless wagons of money from hyped up sponsors. Very much unsustainable.

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      2 months ago

      It isn’t even close to making a profit. They are bleeding billions per year with no obvious path to breaking even, let alone profiting enough to justify their enormous valuation. It’s very much a bubble and I look forward to the day it pops.

      Edit: if you want a lengthy read on the subject https://www.wheresyoured.at/oai-business/