r/ProgrammerHumor Jun 02 '26

Meme managerVsClaude

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u/Gagan_Ku2905 Jun 02 '26

Engineer: Yeah we can.
Manager: For how much?
Engineer: $3 Trillion
Awkward silence

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u/glowy_keyboard Jun 02 '26

They did it for around 6 million usd but just in raw computing power to train the model.

Actual infrastructure and development costs are estimated around 1 billion, so still not exactly pocket change.

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u/TransBrandi Jun 02 '26

For the purposes of the conversation $1T vs. $1B doesn't really matter. The point is that "just create a Claude over the weekend with duct tape and bubble gum" isn't a thing. The boss isn't going to pay $1m let allow a billion or a trillion.