Comment by platinumrad
2 hours ago
API are not subsidized. We know this is true from the existence of independent inference providers (a lot of which are crypto companies that would otherwise just be mining if inference weren't actually profitable).
2 hours ago
API are not subsidized. We know this is true from the existence of independent inference providers (a lot of which are crypto companies that would otherwise just be mining if inference weren't actually profitable).
Any public company providing inference who’s claimed its profitability in a way they risk legal penalties if untrue?
(Makes sense to me, just curious about this additional piece.)
Those providers are VC-funded, they don’t have the leeway to pivot away from AI. I would be interested in some examples though.