How do you expect the spend & COGS for free LLM inference to be funded? For users who don't want to pay, or maybe can't pay?

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derektank 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Perhaps it’s a glib and easy thing to say, but after a teaser period, I would simply not offer free LLM inference. Agreeing to serve ads just completely re-aligns your interests away from providing the best possible user experience to something else entirely.

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infinite_spin 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

From things like defense/private contracts

e.g. colleges pay for institutional subscriptions

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2ndorderthought 8 hours ago | parent [-]

The average person doesn't benefit from defense contracts ... Like ever.

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IX-103 8 hours ago | parent [-]

The average person is slightly more female than male and has 2.1 children, but they do benefit from defense contracts since it makes up a small percentage of their salary.

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