Fine print: $3,800 per task and still no paradigm-shifting breakthroughs over humans
seanwbren · x · 2026-09-19
Quoting the fine print of an AI system: it costs $3,800 for a single task and is not better than humans at introducing paradigm-shifting advancements in a field. The post is a pointed jab at the gap between the steep pricing and the promised capabilities; the specific system is not named.
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