More of a "we are using insane amounts of power and water, but if we say that, it won't be good PR for AI in general, and we don't want the AI bubble to burst" kind of thing.
Quotethe platform is struggling under "overwhelming demand" and joked that "our GPUs are melting.
But...
Quoteusers can now purchase extra video generations
C'mon, folks. Oh... "we're melting" BS claims, right;
but if YOU PAY... it's all good?!
GTFOH with that fake "we're melting & overwhelmed" nonsense.
For those that utilized this today's Ai so-called "creative" mess; this is just a clear classic; "let's draw these clueless users in with
"free creations for all" at first; get them hooked in; then later... BAM! We'll charge the crap out of them for more usage.
These corporations think they know how some
consumers thinks; but unfortunately; they are right.
It's another way to force users to pay a subscription, the free plan is limited and will only get more and more unusable.
Not surprising given how much this AI stuff costs to build and run vs. the little revenues it actually generates.
Great article. It looks like they just want more customers.