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If you like your news/commentary in audio, Ed Zitron also has a podcast, "Better Offline" RockRaven Apr 2 #1
Thanks! There's also an r/BetterOffline subreddit where Ed posts as ezitron. highplainsdem Apr 2 #3
Much love to Ed! BlueNProud Apr 2 #2
He's been doing brilliant analysis of the AI industry. highplainsdem Apr 2 #4
Yes indeed BlueNProud Apr 2 #6
That's kind of the standard business practice now EdmondDantes_ Apr 2 #5
It's the extent to which they're running at a loss that's anything but standard. Most users now pay $20 or highplainsdem Apr 3 #11
Yup get them hooked at a cheap price newdeal2 Apr 3 #12
True. But as I said above, we've probably never seen this great a disparity between what customers highplainsdem Apr 3 #17
Hard for me to say because I wonder about enterprise customers newdeal2 Apr 3 #19
They'll make a quick pivot to mass government surveillance... hunter Apr 3 #7
I hope they won't get enough from the government to make up for their losses with all other highplainsdem Apr 3 #13
Really interesting WSHazel Apr 3 #8
I'm sure there are, but I can't make any recommendations offhand. Ed does link to lots of sources, highplainsdem Apr 3 #14
I'm pretty sure Chinese AI will be better and more affordable. David__77 Apr 3 #9
Still with the same illegal-training problem, though, and another surveillance worry. highplainsdem Apr 3 #15
Makes perfect sense to me. MineralMan Apr 3 #10
Thanks! I hope the correction happens soon, so investment money and valuable expertise will go to highplainsdem Apr 3 #16
Agreed! MineralMan Apr 3 #18
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