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		aeon_ai 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenAI disables ChatGPT app suggestions that looke... I can assure you that inference is not profitable if the user is paying nothing.

rchaud 1 day ago [–]

DAU/MAU stats of free users have already carved out multi-millionaire and billionaire fortunes for employees and executives, all paid out with VC money. Plenty of people are profiting, even if the corporation is deep in the red.

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