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highplainsdem

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4. The AI bros have said that their capitalist dream is billion dollar companies with no employees, just

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:41 PM

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an owner/CEO using AI.

The AI bros are not offering all knowledge to everyone, but have stolen the world's IP for their own power and profit. They have some subscription tiers that are thousands a year, and the CEOs of both OpenAI and Perplexity have floated possible $1,000/mo subscriptions as something most people should be willing to pay as they realize how much they need AI. OpenAI is losing money on its $200/mo subscriptions because this flawed tech is so expensive.

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UK worried about AI bubble which I feel all of us should worry about [View all] mdbl Saturday OP

IMO, AI was always going to end up as a bust. MineralMan Saturday #1

It's all theoretical of course but if all knowledge is available to everyone bucolic_frolic Saturday #2

The bigger problem is AI knowledge isn't always trustworthy mdbl Saturday #3

The AI bros have said that their capitalist dream is billion dollar companies with no employees, just highplainsdem Saturday #4

Ever heard of 'slop'? GenThePerservering Saturday #5