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> 1. We're still in the "$5 airport Uber" era of LLMs. They're heavily subsidized, and everyone still complains about costs.

How does that figure look if you count in the current unprecedented LLM/AI-driven price inflation on both hardware, services and software? I don't believe we're exactly in the "$5 airport uber" era if you count that into your total.

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To draw a parallel - airport Ubers are still $5, but you can't buy a 2nd hand prius any more!

Following your parallel: Except the fact that you still need a car in your life, even if you take an uber to the airport when needed :)

And in this analogy you need to spend a lot more when buying a car, no matter if it's a new or 2nd hand one, following the price inflation caused by cheap Ubers. So in essence, my question is how much have those cheap Uber rides then cost you in reality, when factoring in the directly related price increases for the things you need and buy? Is it a net positive or negative at the end of the day for anyone other than the very few at the very top of the system?

> Except the fact that you still need a car in your life

No.

It's just making a parallel. We may be at the 10cent Uber. But oil and labour costs tend to go up, tokens as used today will probably cost what they cost today or less. But we won't just go to the airport, if we can go to Mars we will ask for it.

It about what you pay, not about what it costs.

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