← Back to context Comment by iLoveOncall 1 day ago Revenue is not profit? 7 comments iLoveOncall Reply xienze 1 day ago It's very simple, if you just assume they never have to spend money on training ever again, they're wildly profitable. iLoveOncall 1 day ago Compute is by far not the only cost associated with running a service, so, no? xienze 1 day ago Being sarcastic here. The usual argument everyone brings up "inference is extremely profitable, checkmate AI skeptics!" while dismissing the black hole that is training. 2 replies → lokar 21 hours ago Are they doing the standard SV thing of pretending employee stock comp is free? tester756 1 day ago Profit is not relevant
xienze 1 day ago It's very simple, if you just assume they never have to spend money on training ever again, they're wildly profitable. iLoveOncall 1 day ago Compute is by far not the only cost associated with running a service, so, no? xienze 1 day ago Being sarcastic here. The usual argument everyone brings up "inference is extremely profitable, checkmate AI skeptics!" while dismissing the black hole that is training. 2 replies → lokar 21 hours ago Are they doing the standard SV thing of pretending employee stock comp is free?
iLoveOncall 1 day ago Compute is by far not the only cost associated with running a service, so, no? xienze 1 day ago Being sarcastic here. The usual argument everyone brings up "inference is extremely profitable, checkmate AI skeptics!" while dismissing the black hole that is training. 2 replies → lokar 21 hours ago Are they doing the standard SV thing of pretending employee stock comp is free?
xienze 1 day ago Being sarcastic here. The usual argument everyone brings up "inference is extremely profitable, checkmate AI skeptics!" while dismissing the black hole that is training. 2 replies →
It's very simple, if you just assume they never have to spend money on training ever again, they're wildly profitable.
Compute is by far not the only cost associated with running a service, so, no?
Being sarcastic here. The usual argument everyone brings up "inference is extremely profitable, checkmate AI skeptics!" while dismissing the black hole that is training.
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Are they doing the standard SV thing of pretending employee stock comp is free?
Profit is not relevant