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throw310822yesterday at 9:17 AM2 repliesview on HN

It's meaningful because it shows that people like the product a lot, and for a lot of different reasons. There are only few products that can reach such market penetration, not to mention in only three years. As the quality of AI increases, people will quickly realise that they are willing to pay for it as much as they pay for electricity. And the same goes for businesses.


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shaky-carrouselyesterday at 1:20 PM

They like the AI chat. Not ChatGPT. AI chats are interchangeable.

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gosub100yesterday at 2:24 PM

Isn't that akin to a 1990s tech model like CompuServe or AOL? "Let's create this awesome environment where people will want to pay us for this wonderful service, we'll send them a CD in the mail to get them started withh a free month, then charge $0.30/minute. We'll make a fortune!"