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Isnt it funny that many of the best AI chatbots and content generators are now built on subscription models?
Actually, its not funny at all.
The good news is that bit by bit, major AI companies likeOpenAI are brokering dealswith media companies.
That addresses some of the content-scraping and training concerns that exist between AI companies and media outlets.
Inevitably, some of what they produce looks, sounds, or reads like their training material.
Dont even get me started onYouTubecreators.
There are reports thatApple, Nvidia, and Anthopic trained their AIson thousands of their videos.
The costs of those efforts will likely be passed along to us.
I pay almost $140 a year for Amazon Prime and I still think its a good value.
That said, I would expect to get Alexa AI as part of that subscription package.
There are also reports thatApple might charge for some parts of Apple Intelligence.
When the Internet arrived, it was regarded as a totally open and ad-free place.
Eventually, ads appeared along with the content of almost every media brand on the planet.
No one charged a dime because ad views more than made up for lost subscription revenue.
Display ads became white noise and the media companies watched profits plummet.
Eventually, brands started erecting paywalls and found other forms of revenue like e-commerce.
For all its foibles, the beauty of the early internet was its broad availability.
The path for AI access will clearly be different.
