▲ 851 ▼ Mystery company accidentally blew $500 million on Claude in a single month — failed to put usage limit on licenses for employees (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 3 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 168 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 52 points 3 months ago (4 children) What a brilliant business model. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) They make it up in volume. (Volume being how loudly they shout about how it's going to change the world and dupe more people into investing.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago Oh, it’s changing the world alright. It’s burning more resources than just finding some skilled people. It guzzles water and electricity and whatever it cost to make those wafers. So, not a net positive since at some point, this may become a hellscape. permalink fedilink source parent [–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) maybe they are planning ahead for the business model in a few years time, when nobody can do any work without claude, and they get to charge their preferred "monopoly enshittification" price? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago Absolutely this is the plan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) They make it up in volume. (Volume being how loudly they shout about how it's going to change the world and dupe more people into investing.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago Oh, it’s changing the world alright. It’s burning more resources than just finding some skilled people. It guzzles water and electricity and whatever it cost to make those wafers. So, not a net positive since at some point, this may become a hellscape. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago Oh, it’s changing the world alright. It’s burning more resources than just finding some skilled people. It guzzles water and electricity and whatever it cost to make those wafers. So, not a net positive since at some point, this may become a hellscape. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) maybe they are planning ahead for the business model in a few years time, when nobody can do any work without claude, and they get to charge their preferred "monopoly enshittification" price? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago Absolutely this is the plan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago Absolutely this is the plan. permalink fedilink source parent