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		rco8786 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Watching AI drive Microsoft employees insane > its a lot cheaper than a junior I’m not even sure if this is true when considering training costs of the model. It takes a lot of junior engineer salaries to amortize the billions spent building this thing in the first place.

Quarrelsome 7 months ago [–]

sure, but for an org just buying tokens its cheaper and more disposable than an employee. At least it looks better on paper for the bean counters.

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