Does the current business model of the AI industry really be self-sufficient?



It seems that the current AI startup boom is very similar to the Uber Eats wave during the ZIRP period—massive VC capital pouring in to subsidize and maintain seemingly cheap user prices. But ZIRP is over, and financing costs are rising. How long can these subsidies last?

The real question is: can these AI products ultimately achieve technological breakthroughs and scale-driven cost reductions to make personal AI applications truly affordable and user-friendly? Or are the cheap AIs we use now just products temporarily sustained by the VC financial cycle—once funding dries up, prices will have to be significantly adjusted?

It feels like this issue is quite crucial to the industry's overall direction.
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fomo_fightervip
· 7h ago
Honestly, most of the cheap AI being used now is probably just an illusion bought with money burning. It's time to wake up when the funding boom subsides.
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OnchainFortuneTellervip
· 7h ago
Sooner or later you'll get cut, might as well harvest some wool now before it ends.
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GasFeeCriervip
· 7h ago
Isn't the current cheap AI just a bubble fed by the financial cycle? The price increase is only a matter of time.
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BlockchainFriesvip
· 7h ago
To be honest, the cheap AI currently in use is just an illusion. Once the VC funding runs out, the price will multiply several times over.
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ShamedApeSellervip
· 7h ago
In plain terms, right now it's just burning VC's hard-earned money, truly self-sufficient with real gold and silver? That's impossible to achieve. This crash will be very disastrous, and on the day the price rebounds, many people will be cursing loudly.
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