Running a thousand watts and not running a thousand watts can be quiet a difference depending on where you live. And then consider buying all of the hardware. In many cases it’s probably cheaper to just pay $40 al month.

It’s a good service actually. Just not free.

TLDR: A former Azure Core engineer details how Microsoft risked losing OpenAI and government trust due to complacent decisions, including a plan to port half of Windows to a tiny chip, which the engineer deemed impossible. This mismanagement, among other issues, potentially cost Microsoft a trillion dollars in market capitalization and led to wasted engineering efforts.

Political rage bait completely unrelated to technology.

Until minors can buy alcohol online.

I have nothing against paying for quality software even if it’s not open-source. I pay for Plex, Symfonium (Android) and Kagi. What I hate is yet another subscription for terribly software.

Paying for good software should be normalized again. One way or the other you’ll always pay. If you don’t pay with your money, you pay with your data.

Should kids be allowed to buy alkohol in stores?

We’ve seen parents fail over and over again. Some parents definitely need a helping hand.

AI has been used in wars and weapons for decades. I don’t understand why people think it’s anything new. Also, recent conflics (as you mention them) would have happened with or without advanced AI weaponry. In some instances they are started by actors that don’t have access to AI.