A wise man once wrote, “There’s been two “the cost dropped to free” revolutions I can remember. The first is the dawn of the personal computer, where you could use computing resources for zero incremental cost, and the second is the internet, where the marginal cost of communications dropped to zero. Both of those spawned huge changes in our lives, economies, and for the lucky few who were in the right place at the right time, in fortunes.
AI and LLMs are going to be the third time this has happened. What hath man wrought?”
This question presaged the (inevitable, but somehow still surprising) truth and it didn’t take 20 years. The costs will keep decreasing, which is a marvelous thing, enabling AI to expand to different markets and uses.
A wise man once wrote, “There’s been two “the cost dropped to free” revolutions I can remember. The first is the dawn of the personal computer, where you could use computing resources for zero incremental cost, and the second is the internet, where the marginal cost of communications dropped to zero. Both of those spawned huge changes in our lives, economies, and for the lucky few who were in the right place at the right time, in fortunes.
AI and LLMs are going to be the third time this has happened. What hath man wrought?”
This question presaged the (inevitable, but somehow still surprising) truth and it didn’t take 20 years. The costs will keep decreasing, which is a marvelous thing, enabling AI to expand to different markets and uses.
Keep presaging, wise man. 😄
Fantastic synopsis. This is real journalism. Will you be appearing on CNBC Power Lunch today?
Sorry, had lunch with the wife. I know where the real power is ;-)