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Comment by bluefirebrand

7 hours ago

Racing to the bottom is literally the outcome I am most afraid of

I don't want to live at the bottom

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sanderjd  7 hours ago

Say more. Why would cheap inference be bad?

  • bluefirebrand  6 hours ago

    Terrible for me because I have to compete with AI for jobs

    • throooooo  2 hours ago

      Like mostly all tech, AI is destined to get cheaper with time. We're still pretty early on and are experiencing a hardware crunch, which will ease eventually.

      AI doesn't have workers rights, doesn't burn out, doesn't get sick, can be instantly onboarded, etc. The second we can be fully replaced with AI, we will be. Plan accordingly. I'm pursuing FIRE and considering moving into a trade.

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    • sanderjd  6 hours ago

      Ah that makes sense. I'm skeptical that AIs doing things on their own will be competitive with humans using AIs to do things. But I'm not incredibly confident in this and I think it's sensible to think the opposite. But to me, I just think about all the things I can accomplish with the aid of very good, fast, and cheap inference.

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