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I wonder what companies that have integrated AI into all their workflows and processes are planning to do when the times comes to pay real price for the tokens.
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Nothing. They aren't thinking ahead.That’s the next CEOs problem to solve while the current one is enjoying his golden parachute and sailing around the world. Right now, number is going up!
They move to a cheaper and shittier AI. The answer is unfortunately not that they re-evaluate human workers and create good employment opportunities
Nah, they do what they always do: mass layoffs
The companies don't pay the price, they just pass it on to the consumer with a markup. Right now they just try stuff out to see what people really use AI for. Eventually the "AI features" will be cut back to the parts that really make them money, once they have to pay the real price.