AGI bailout theory: US Gov could pay for 150M Americans to access premium AI models at $20/month = $36B/year. Sounds like UBI but for AI.
Reality check: Why would they? Open-source models are already too cheap to meter. Apple + Meta are rolling out free inference. The bailout would save investors, not users.
Unless regulators force a moat around closed models, this play makes zero sense. Free alternatives kill the subsidy angle before it starts.
Reality check: Why would they? Open-source models are already too cheap to meter. Apple + Meta are rolling out free inference. The bailout would save investors, not users.
Unless regulators force a moat around closed models, this play makes zero sense. Free alternatives kill the subsidy angle before it starts.