as a longtime telecom beat reporter I spent years tracking how telecom monopolies dominated markets then nickeled and dimed users with predatory usage surcharges so it's wild to see a market that isn't even established or profitable yet jump right to the fee enshittification
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arstechnica.comAI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.Some report burning through their whole monthly "AI credit" allotment in a single day.
Rick Beato had a video on how this sort of thing could happen with AI and music. Telecoms had a monopoly over physical infrastructure. Tech companies pushing their luck on AI pricing don't have that luxury. Especially as on device AI solutions emerge:
youtube.comHow AI Will Fail Like The Music IndustryYouTube video by Rick Beato
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