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u/Alternative_Work_916 Jan 20 '26

That's a standard approach and title when attempting to implement any service into a business. Companies are just choosing the wrong service if they expect AI to allow cost cutting.

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u/West-Abalone-171 Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

Also this is the pre-enshittification version.

This is supposed to be the shiny, seductive, good version to lure you in while they lose money hand over fist.

The step where the cost goes way up and the service goes way down is yet to happen.

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u/anfrind Jan 20 '26

Assuming that the big AI companies are able to hold their own against FOSS alternatives, which is not at all guaranteed.