Those excited about the capabilities of AI services need to understand that the inexpensive or free services they use presently are not sustainable. This analysis appearing in online Forbes provides details of the actual costs which will eventually need to be recouped to sustain the infrastructure and labor costs.
Tirias Research forecasts that the data center server infrastructure and operating costs for GenAI will exceed $76 billion by 2028, challenging the business models and profitability of emergent services such as search content creation and business automation incorporating GenAI. The cost and scale of GenAI will demand innovation in optimizing neural networks (NNs) and is likely to push the computational load out from data centers to client devices like PCs and smartphones.
I have an OpenAI account which I created to evaluate costs. I admit that I cannot figure out which of the various ways I use AI are generating charges. I think it is just ChatPDF and not ChatGPT or the uses I make within Obsidian, but I am not certain. I understand that this is not useful to you. I set a limit of use at $20 assuming this was not time-dependent, but it turns out it is per month. Clearly, this is far more than needed. Since I can adjust, I will do so in a week or so I can continue to evaluate upper limits. Just knowing the price is in pennies is comforting. I use some AI services a few times a day and not for any large project, but so far I have not been able to run up much of a bill.
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