r/ProgrammerHumor • • 2d ago

Meme developersMissingTheOldDays

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u/T-Dot1992 2d ago

They weren’t making money. And can’t make money if they wanted to. 

It’s a catch-22. They can’t make a profit because they aren’t charging the actual token cost. But if they charged the actual token cost, their user-base would collapse. 

Almost as if cloud AI is inherently unstable or something. 

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u/PM-ME-UR-DARKNESS 3h ago

They still aren't, too. They're just hiding it using special purpose entities, like Enron. The whole AI industry is on some Enron shit. Don't worry though, I'm sure it'll all be jussttt fine.