There are cheaper services that use Chinese models like Deepseek, but even then I doubt they will become mainstream when the bubble bursts and if the US decides no one will use LLMs anymore because they’re not selling subscriptions for them. I guess only people savvy enough to run local LLMs or get services from elsewhere would keep using them, hopefully with more caution (yeah this is cope)
if the bubble ever collapses maybe AI use will cost too much to harass FOSS projects with it.
This. AI is not and will not be profitable. It’s afloat because of an investor circlejerk. Once they get off then it’s over. A waiting game.
There are cheaper services that use Chinese models like Deepseek, but even then I doubt they will become mainstream when the bubble bursts and if the US decides no one will use LLMs anymore because they’re not selling subscriptions for them. I guess only people savvy enough to run local LLMs or get services from elsewhere would keep using them, hopefully with more caution (yeah this is cope)