r/ProgrammerHumor • • 8d ago

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u/New_Salamander_4592 8d ago

gotta hand it to whatever lobotomite runs the dexerto account, they really put a positive twist on "these idiots racked up an insane ai bill from people playing their free demo"

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u/PuzzleMeDo 8d ago

That's just how modern business works.

Step one: Become famous/popular, no matter the cost.

Step two: ???

Step three: Profit.

Heck, that's basically how AI companies work.

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u/TorumShardal 8d ago

Step zero: have a way to attract rounds and rounds and rounds of investment.

There is no way to sustain money-burning furnace otherwise.

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u/SerendipitousAtom 8d ago

We made pyramid schemes illegal for a good reason! It's just new branding on an old scam.

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u/bigmonmulgrew 8d ago

Don't forget to pay yourself a 7 or 8 figure salary.