Closed-source models aren't "democratizing" access to anything. If you wanted to hire a contractor to write some code for you, that's always been possible.

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fragmede 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Part of democracy is that it's available to all citizens, and not just for the rich. Yes, it's always been possible to find someone, but not for $200/month that will work tirelessly wherever you want them to. 9:00 am Monday? great. 7pm Tuesday? Also great. 4 am on Sunday? Just as great, for an LLM.

	▲	dns_snek 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		How long will this heavily subsidized price of $200/month last? Do you really think these companies are going to let you pocket all the surplus value forever? We all know that the music is going to stop eventually and that the landscape after that is going to look very different. Subsidies will stop and investors will want their trillions in returns. Talking about "democratization" while everyone is just using other people's money is completely premature. Airbnb "democratized travel" for a while and now they're more expensive than their predecessors.

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pepperball 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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