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Is AI Profitable Yet? (isaiprofitable.com)
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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

AWS wasn't profitable because they were reiinvesting all their revenue back into growing the service. If they chose to stop growing, they could have been profitable at any point.

AI as an industry is actively, violently unprofitable. They can't even afford to keep the lights on without torching investor money. The more they grow, the faster they lose money.