ZepericJan 22
xyla!!
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Show threadKevin Karhan Jan 22
@xyla make that guy face lifetime community service and have his wealth seized entirely!
Show threadChirayu  Jan 22
@xyla a good time to flip back from the For Profit stance ;)
Show threadSebi ✓Jan 22
@xyla World is falling for losers ~:)
Show threadIdefixJan 22
@xyla you don't understand capitalism don't need to generate profit. There is a magic tool : the leverage.
You have to market something then other give you money, then more you get money, more nobody want you to fail. If marketing is good there is the network effect, it keep you up. Then, who cares?
Show threadxyla!!Jan 22
@Idefix the environment
Show threadAndy WoottonJan 23
@Idefix @xyla If capitalism is faith-led now, that explains all the tech-bros funding Christo-fascism.
Show threadYanK l'InnomméJan 22
@xyla This is misleading. In 2015 OpenAI was a non-profit, so “profit” wasn’t really a meaningful concept. In 2025, OpenAI generates tens of billions in revenue but is still not profitable due to massive compute, infrastructure, and R&D costs. So it’s not “$0 profit” in the same sense — it’s more about operating losses, not lack of activity.
Show threadxyla!!Jan 22
@YanK
Show threadCaptain Jack SparrowJan 23

@YanK @xyla

but it still hasn't made any profit, so as a business model, it can be filed under #PonziScheme

#AIscam #aislop #AIbubble

Show threadYanK l'InnomméJan 23

@Captain_Jack_Sparrow @xyla It’s not a Ponzi scheme, because it doesn’t rely on paying old investors with money from new ones.

There is real activity and real revenue, but the business is still structurally unprofitable due to massive compute and infrastructure costs.

This looks more like a speculative bubble, where companies and investors prop each other up on expectations of future profitability — something we’ve seen before with the dot-com bubble.

Show threadCaptain Jack SparrowJan 23

@YanK @xyla

yes, circular financing of #ai is a fair point, and the biggest source if $$ for the #aibubble - although it is also pulling in private investors who are scared of missing out on the next big thing (and are effectively being conned by all the hype)

Show threadYanK l'InnomméJan 23

@Captain_Jack_Sparrow @xyla Exactly — and a big part of this is the promise of medium-term profitability being sold to companies.

AI is marketed as an inevitable productivity and ROI machine, but that only works as long as companies keep investing in anticipation of future returns.

In practice, those costs are then passed on to end users through higher prices, subscriptions, and AI-bundled products.

Show threadYanK l'InnomméJan 23

@Captain_Jack_Sparrow @xyla That’s why the dominant narrative is massive AI adoption: it’s not just about usage, it’s about sustaining a large-scale payment cycle to justify the expected return on investment.

Otherwise… 💥🫧

Show threadLux Jan 22
@xyla the guy crosses his arms like Vegeta
Show threadNumber6 Jan 22

@xyla

The same claim could be made for nuclear fusion, and honestly we can see more progress with AI than with fusion.

Show threadxyla!!Jan 22
@number6 fosstodon dot org
Show threadCaptain Jack SparrowJan 23

@number6 @xyla

Yes, if you class useless #aichatbots #aislop #aimisinformation as progress, not to mention
huge amounts of co2 emissions and huge demands on clean water and energy.

I guess the $4.5 trillion #aibubble is progressing quite nicely too..
😉

Show threadRowinSpeezJan 22
@xyla I think the actual number is in the ballpark of $-100 000 000 000
Show threadlemgandiJan 22

@xyla

They lose on every sale but will make it up in volume.

Show threadxyla!!Jan 22
@lemgandi true! instead of wasting $1000 per one sale, they will waste $1000000 per one thousand sales 🚀📈
Show threadBill LloydJan 22
@xyla @joe tres commas
Show threadTanguy ⧓ HerrmannJan 23
@wklj @xyla @joe this reply is like cars that have doors that open from the top.
Show threadBilly O'NealJan 22
@xyla @vitaut negative zero sighting
Show threadteaneedzJan 23
@xyla mustn't forget the ad-surveillance🤦🏽‍♂️
Show threadJayJan 23
@technihilism
Show threadnbloglinksJan 24
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Show threadxyla!!Jan 24
@nbloglinks.bsky.social uhh,,,,, trueee??
Show threadnbloglinksJan 24
lot of information is in public...check the sources, google is your friend👍
Show threadxyla!!Jan 24
@nbloglinks.bsky.social 
Show threadPfeffiminzteeJan 24
@xyla worst transition timeline ngl
Show threadAshwin DixitJan 25

@xyla

His dress sense got a lot worse when he had to sell his soul and put on a suit.

Gave away my suits, and have no intention of wearing the man's noose ( necktie ) around my neck ever again.

Show threadJérémy PagèsJan 27
@xyla Impressive growth !
Show threadReid Jan 27
@xyla now let's also look at the debt