“And, because AI never got any better or any cheaper after that point, sussmanbaka’s wry observation remained true in perpetuity, forever.”

- History, most likely

We will only be able to see where the economic chips lie once all the current money games shake out. It's all a bit obfuscated at the moment.

Cost per intelligence is shrinking by something like 100x per year. Even the Gemini flash release would potentially do as well for 1/5th already.