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usonian

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4. One article I read, in the form of a future tale, said 2027.

Reply to hunter (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 11:25 PM

Apr 28

https://ksaweryskowron.substack.com/p/ai-without-the-bs-part-4

I personally think that the ability to run models on desktop systems (You can't buy a mac mini or studio) will eat up all the low lying, and maybe stepladder, fruit, like Excel (actually VisiCalc) ate up mainframe Cobol apps in large measure.

Lots of new markets give away freebies trying to corner said new market, until one is left standing and can demand monopoly pricing.,

To me, these games are bets against technology, that it will filter down when more efficient hardware and algorithms show up. And who wins bets against technology smartening up?

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Nvidia executive: The cost of AI tools is 'far beyond' the cost of human workers Fortune [View all] usonian Apr 28 OP

Ai costs more, over heats the planet and uses all our fresh water 💦 questionseverything Apr 28 #1

Lol. Most economists have been pointing that out for almost a decade. haele Apr 28 #2

May it all come crashing down on Trump's watch. hunter Apr 28 #3

One article I read, in the form of a future tale, said 2027. usonian Apr 28 #4

All so they can flood our feeds with pointless AI slop. tinrobot Apr 28 #5

Do the tech exec's care how their product/process is used? usonian Apr 28 #6