Re:OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race
by esafak on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @11:52PM
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> And the lock in boogeyman is something only geeks care about. Migrations from one provider to another costs so much money...
You just gave the definition of lock in.
Re:OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race
by raw_anon_1111 on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @01:04AM
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You are “locked in” to your infrastructure if you have a bunch of VMs at your colo and you need to move.
Do you also suggest that people never use a Colo?
I’ve seen it take a year to move a bunch of VMs from a Colo.
This is the API - it’s basically the same for all supported languages
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/code-library/latest/ug/python_3_...
Real companies aren’t concerned about cost as much as working with other real companies, compliance, etc and are comparing cost or opportunities between doing a thing and not doing a thing.
One of my specialties is call centers. Every call deflected by using AI vs talking to a human agent can save from $5 - $15.
Even saving money by allowing your cheaper human agents to handle a problem where they are using AI in the background, can save money. $15 saved can buy a lot of inference.
And the lock in boogeyman is something only geeks care about. Migrations from one provider to another costs so much money at even a medium scale they are hardly ever worth it between the costs, distractions from doing value added work, and risks of regressions and downtime.