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Re:How the AI Bubble Bursts by tartoran on Monday March 30, 2026 @02:45PM (#47578104)
How about if they plateau but prices skyrocket? Most companies would pay but if you're not working for a company that does pay for it, what's the line beyhond which you'd think twice about paying for it yourself? 500? 1000? 1500?
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Re:How the AI Bubble Bursts by aurareturn on Monday March 30, 2026 @03:10PM (#47578438)
Why would price skyrocket?

Let's say they have already plateau. But hardware continues to get better, right? So tokens should go down in price, not up. Since they're already 50%+ on inference today, better hardware would allow them to generate more tokens for less money.

I would pay $500 to start, build stuff with it, then keep going up the tiers as the stuff I'm building makes money.

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