davidad: AI subscriptions are an all-you-can-eat buffet, which is why providers ban aggressively
davidad · x · 2026-10-04
AI safety researcher davidad argues that many people miss why AI model providers are so twitchy about banning subscribers: subscriptions are sold at a massive discount, like an all-you-can-eat buffet, and the economics only work if you are personally eating everything you take. Once accounts get shared or abused, the discounted pricing model breaks down.
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