Comment by geodel
1 day ago
> A $1,500 monthly limit per tool strikes me as a rational policy response to over-spending,...
> I noted that my own token usage comes to about $1,000/month against each of Anthropic and OpenAI - which currently costs me just $100 per provider thanks to their generous subsidized plans for individual subscribers.
This whole article seems to me like Multi level marketing "businesses" where 'Diamonds' have made their money by promoting MLM in seminars and telling hopefuls at bottom that "Buying AI subscription now is their one shot to be a winner in life"
Perhaps there is something to MLM vs LLM to create a FOMO effect.
That's just Simon Willison since LLMs came out. It's glaringly obvious that he's a paid shill.
Genuine question: what would make me a "paid shill"?
Who do you think would be paying me, and what would they expect in return?
Your unwavering praise of LLMs' performance which does not match anyone's reality?
OpenAI or Anthropic would be paying you, like they pay bot farms and other influencers, and they would expect marketing in return, which you provide in boatloads.
Your job is to be an influencer, I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised that this is a possibility.
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oh come on, a paid shill?
Simon is very fascinated by AI and at times he can be a little too optimistic but he is generally balanced and his perspective evolves over time which can be seen in his writing.
Nerd who loves nerd things a little too much? Sure. Paid shill by Big LLM? Nah.
The issue is he’s not actually balanced at all. I’ve never seen him say anything negative about an AI product.
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Yes, a paid shill. You can find a clear point in time where he shifted from sceptic to 1000% fully onboard non-stop praise, with no reason.
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