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Doctorow: AI moratorium serves bosses hiding unprofitable economics

Commenter adds demand-side constraint to profitability critique

3 Sep 16 10:11 AM · 11d ago · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 3 of 3

A Mastodon user extended the argument, noting that even if unit economics improved, broader economic constraints would prevent customers from purchasing AI services at the scale needed for profitability.

“They think the rest of the economy has the free cash to buy all their shit. Even if the unit economics were positive everybody is going broke because you know the sandwich and the heating bill well that's all the money.”

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