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seydor 36 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: OpenAI dropped the price of o3 by 80%

when the race to the bottom reaches the bottom, the foundation model companies will be bought by ... energy companies. You 'll be paying for AI with your electricity bill

paxys 36 days ago [–]

It'll be the opposite. Large tech companies are already running their own power plants.

andyferris 36 days ago | [–]

Yes - it’s common in traditional industries too. In my home town the aluminum refinery bought the power station to improve reliability (I should add - through upgrades not screwing over the rest of the power users).

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