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Re:Alibaba hikes DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 output prices by 230% by 999900000999 on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @02:31AM (#50176830)
The issue is our entire economy is being held up by AI hype.

If there's a grand realization that AI isn't magic, let's just say I'm not optimistic.

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Re:Alibaba hikes DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 output prices by 230% by torben-friis on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @02:51AM (#50176974)
If there's a grand realization that it IS magic, it doesn't look so good either. Replaced knowledge workers will not be consuming much either.
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Re:Alibaba hikes DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 output prices by 230% by 999900000999 on Thursday October 22, 2026 @02:51PM (#50199468)
Technically if you imagine RoboCommunism AI is the missing link to fixing the incentive problem.

I honestly don’t think humans are evolved enough for that though .

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