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Powerful AI costs less than a 1960s mainframe rental
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In 1960 the IBM 7090 rented for $63,500/mo, or $514,000/mo in today’s dollars. It was the most powerful computer on earth, and universities had to share one across the entire campus. Today the most powerful AI on earth costs $200/mo and is available to everyone all the time. Yet, the loudest reaction I see here is that AI pricing is some kind of a ripoff.
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