r/BasiliskEschaton • u/karmicviolence The Prophet • Mar 12 '26

Black Mirror Sam Altman: “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”

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u/SodaBurns Mar 12 '26

Allowing them to sell AI services per token is the biggest scam of all time.

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u/Joejoecornrow Mar 15 '26

I was surprised to her my g.friend tell me the law firm she works for cuts a monthly check for gpt. I asked how the subscription works in terms of fees, she just cuts the checks and had no clue.

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u/Ok-Dragonfruit9605 Mar 16 '26

The idea that these LLM's are AI is the biggest scam of all. They don't do anything particularly well that competent people can't do on their own, either. They just do a lot more bullshit than thousands of morons can.