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Essay "Tokens Too Cheap to Meter" sparks debate over AI cost collapse

Essay reposted to Lobsters and Hacker News, gains traction

2 Sep 22 12:28 PM · 1d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 5

The same essay was submitted separately to Lobsters and, a second time, to Hacker News within about nine hours, accumulating tens of upvotes and a discussion thread of roughly a dozen comments.

“This is an increase in efficiency that we haven't seen since Moore's Law in the 1960s.”

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Peak 6 pieces in one hour at Yesterday, 9 AM; 51 pieces over 40 hours (2 articles · 6 posts · 43 comments) Sep 22, 10 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Sep 22, 11 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Lobsters 1Sep 22, 12 PM — quietSep 22, 1 PM — quietSep 22, 2 PM — quietSep 22, 3 PM — quietSep 22, 4 PM — quietSep 22, 5 PM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Lobsters 2Sep 22, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 22, 7 PM — 2 pieces · 1 post · 1 comment — Hacker News 1, Lobsters 1Sep 22, 8 PM — quietSep 22, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 22, 10 PM — quietSep 22, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Yesterday, 1 AM — 3 pieces · 3 comments — Lobsters 3Yesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Yesterday, 4 AM — 3 pieces · 2 articles · 1 post — Newswires 2, Hacker News 1Yesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Yesterday, 7 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Yesterday, 8 AM — 5 pieces · 5 comments — Hacker News 5Yesterday, 9 AM — 6 pieces · 6 comments — Hacker News 5, Lobsters 1Yesterday, 10 AM — 3 pieces · 3 comments — Hacker News 2, Lobsters 1Yesterday, 11 AM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Hacker News 2Yesterday, 12 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Hacker News 1Yesterday, 1 PM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Hacker News 2Yesterday, 2 PM — 5 pieces · 5 comments — Hacker News 5Yesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — 3 pieces · 1 post · 2 comments — Hacker News 1, Lobsters 1, Mastodon 1Yesterday, 5 PM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Hacker News 2Yesterday, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Hacker News 1Yesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Hacker News 1Yesterday, 10 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Hacker News 1Yesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 1 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Hacker News 1 1–2345
1–2Essay reposted to Lobsters and Hacker…3Commenters question whether price…4Commenter notes newer model releases…
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