It’s more like the opposite. There’s not much evidence if it saving money or increasing productivity for companies to the extent that it covers the cost of running it where as for the general population it can be helpful with stuff like writing assistance but I bet most people use it like I do which is entertainment. ChatGPT has 800 million weekly users - people clearly are getting some value from it.
Of those 800 million, how many are paying? That number could be easily over-represented by people doing things without real value to them. I also don’t know how many of those users need professional help whether it be severe social anxiety or the people who find intimacy in a chatbot.
Like, you’re right there has to be some value to it but I just can’t see trillions of USD in value.
Entertainment value is value, my dog has value to me but is nothing but a monetary cost. It is in how I enjoy having my dog so much that I will pay the monetary cost because he is that valuable to me.
Someone downloading and using an app isn’t indicative to that app having much value to the end user.
It’s more like the opposite. There’s not much evidence if it saving money or increasing productivity for companies to the extent that it covers the cost of running it where as for the general population it can be helpful with stuff like writing assistance but I bet most people use it like I do which is entertainment. ChatGPT has 800 million weekly users - people clearly are getting some value from it.
Of those 800 million, how many are paying? That number could be easily over-represented by people doing things without real value to them. I also don’t know how many of those users need professional help whether it be severe social anxiety or the people who find intimacy in a chatbot.
Like, you’re right there has to be some value to it but I just can’t see trillions of USD in value.
Entertainment value - not monetary. I don’t pay for an AI because it makes me money. I do it because I enjoy using it.
Entertainment value is value, my dog has value to me but is nothing but a monetary cost. It is in how I enjoy having my dog so much that I will pay the monetary cost because he is that valuable to me.
Someone downloading and using an app isn’t indicative to that app having much value to the end user.