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OpenAI is so cooked and I'm all here for it (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Why is same personally picking subscription prices anyway? Should there be some accountant doing that math? Wtf

[–] mii@awful.systems 37 points 2 months ago

Their accountant is probably three GPTs in a trench coat that’s being fed prompts by an unpaid intern or some poor dude in India.

[–] raker@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Why is AI not making enough money? I specifically requested it.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If it worked for Elon and his 8 per blue check, it has to work for our altman boi

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago

Did Sammy boi try to consult Stephen King on the final price by any chance

[–] pufferfischerpulver@feddit.org 22 points 2 months ago

This was my biggest takeaway here. Wtf?! "I personally set the price and thought we would make some money"?! Either he is trying to sound cool by being casual or he is a fucking idiot. Or probably both.