Not “maybe”…more like obviously. Once you’ve become dependent on their product, they can jack up the price. You could move to a competitor, but how long before they jack up their prices, too? All of the AI companies are losing money, so it’s only a matter of time. Local models are a threat to their business, but they can’t regulate them out of existence. Maybe they can regulate them enough that they’re practical for home users, but impractical for business? Who knows. We’ll see.
Not “maybe”…more like obviously. Once you’ve become dependent on their product, they can jack up the price. You could move to a competitor, but how long before they jack up their prices, too? All of the AI companies are losing money, so it’s only a matter of time. Local models are a threat to their business, but they can’t regulate them out of existence. Maybe they can regulate them enough that they’re practical for home users, but impractical for business? Who knows. We’ll see.