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sdwr 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: How Google got its groove back and edged ahead of ...

AI development is a money pit, AI use is profitable. Average ChatGPT subscribers are using way less than $20 of electricity and GPU time per month.

swexbe 5 months ago | [–]

When you take depreciation into account, it's probably less profitable than a government bond.

sothatsit 5 months ago | [–]

And it will get even more profitable for free users when ads roll in.

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