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Microtransactions for devs (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago

What a terrible idea.

If I were to pay for a digital item, I would get a guarantee that the data is valid and works.

As in, paying for LLMs, imo, is actually a worse deal than standard micro transactions.

They are more like loot boxes, you pay for the chance of a good result.