• FaceDeer@fedia.io
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    5 days ago

    Then they will go bankrupt, their assets and IP will be sold for pennies on the dollar, and those that follow them will be able to make a profit serving the established demand without the debt burden of the R&D that created it. It’s a common pattern for first-movers to not benefit from the industries they create.

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      No, sorry. Because the lion’s share of the cost comes from inference itself and the cost of running datacenters, no amount of shedding debt will help.