this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2026
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[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Hot take - I'd rather not accelerate their demise. I want it to happen after Trump is (hopefully) out.

OpenAI pre-ordered 40% of yet-to-be-manufactured DRAM, causing a global shortage making memory very expensive, new laptops/phones to be shipped with less memory, and delaying projects like the Steam Machine.

They did it with money they do not have. So unless they manage to actually become profitable - they are going to get bankrupt very hard.

And Trump will bail them out.

I'm not suggesting the next president is going to be against corporate welfare. But maybe, just maybe, OpenAI will be associated so hard with Trump that the political beef alone will make him[^1] more inclined to let OpenAI take the fall they so dearly deserve.

[^1]: Not using gender-neutral language. We've already seen this is not going to happen.

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[–] arcine@jlai.lu 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I need one clarification : If I start using chatGPT like crazy, without a subscription, does this help (by making user numbers look good) or hinder (by burning computing resources for no revenue) the company ?

[–] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'd say both, but it probably hinders the people having to live next to the data centers more than the company with effectively infinite money

[–] Kiwi_fella@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

How do I insert a "I'm doing my part" Starship Troopers gif here?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

"ChatGPT" subscription? What are you talking about?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 4 weeks ago

Let's pop that bubble!

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 6 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Holy shit do people subscribe to this?

Sorry but outside search and maybe in the background elsewhere I’ve never used it.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Why would I pay for a babbling idiot?

That's free every where, at any time.

It's me, okay? I'm the babbling idiot, don't need another

[–] Red_October@piefed.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The kind of people who want ChatGPT to fail probably never had a subscription in the first place.

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[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

sam altman is con artist. his whole career is a scam:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_XRjoR5VLos

[–] Kramkar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I just cancelled 👍🏽

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Strike it down! Slaythe beast!

[–] GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 weeks ago

I hope this is true, AI is going in a whole wrong direction.

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Won’t it help if I make their AI work very hard without me giving them a cent?

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 weeks ago

Nope, they're still harvesting data from your chats while you boost their numbers which they can show to shareholders as proof-of-concept.

If the free version was that detrimental to their business model, they wouldn't be offering it.

Better if no one uses it.

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They're just gonna suckle harder at that MIC teat.

Technology under capitalism is researched and developed for the sake of violent control.

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