maybe that includes the software and hardware to run the stoplight, the salaries of the operators and maintenance etc and their admin staff, and the all the analysis to figure out when it should be red/green, all that stuff.
how long you amortize the R&D prices over is important too. Do significant discoveries remain relevant for long enough to have enough time to spread the cost out?
I'd bet in the current ML market advamces are happening fast enough that they aren't factoring the R&D cost into pricing rn. In fact getting user's to use it is probably giving them a lot of value. Think of apl the data.
afair I've mostly only used fold when doing maths not covered by the standard sum or product. Fold is similar to map reduce but it's just one expression.
the point seems to be making a small binary to run language model.
How useful is that?
From a functional perspective, I guess not very but the model can be improved.
From a performance / cost perspective, also not very because most of the cost is in training the model and small binary isn't necessarily indicative of quick.
I guess it's just kind of interesting that it doesn't take that much code to run the model.
That won't help. Their TOS and policies are vague enough that they can terminate all accounts you own (under "Use of multiple accounts for abuse" for instance).
I used to be "thepimp@hotmail.com" in the early days of Hotmail, of course I was also a 6th grader (true story). One day they unceremoniously closed my account without any possibility to recover mails.
That day I learned an important lesson: pimpin' ain't easy.
My buddy lost his Gmail account because of a heart attack followed by a string of events that google ‘AI’ considered too risky to allow the account to live.
If their fraud AI is wrong there is now human to talk to.
Even if it is warranted on their part, the 1% false positive will be detrimental to those affected. And we all know there is no way to reach out to them in case the account is automatically flagged.
I asked Gemini about banning risks, and it answered:
Gemini: Yes, there is a potential risk of your Google account being suspended if your SaaS is used to process inappropriate content, even if you use Gemini to reject the request. While Gemini can help you filter and identify harmful content, it's not a foolproof solution.
Here are some additional measures you can take to protect your account:
* Content moderation: Implement a robust content moderation system to filter out inappropriate content before it reaches Gemini. This can include keyword-based filtering, machine learning models, and human review.
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* Regularly review usage: Monitor your usage of Gemini to identify any suspicious activity.
* Follow Google's terms of service: Make sure that your use of Gemini complies with Google's terms of service.
By taking these steps, you can minimize the risk of your account being suspended and ensure that your SaaS is used responsibly.
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In a follow up question I asked about how to implement robust content moderation and it suggested humans reviewing each message...
So a convenient blah blah blah about all the nice things you can doto avoid Google's brainless algorithmic wrath, but which may simply not work anyhow because even by following all rules in good faith, you still get banned one day, as has happened to many, many people with zero recourse.
As an attacker, instead of DDoSing a service we could just upload a bunch of NSFW text so Google kills their infra for us.
Other providers, like OpenAI, at least provide a free moderation API. Google has a moderation API, that after the free 50k requests it is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 flash (Moderation API costs $0.0005/100 characters vs Gemini 1.5 flash $0.000001875/100 characters).
The first point is reasonable enough, but the point still stands you can't find the same size house in the city for the suburb price.
Most cities simply don't have more than a handful of spacious houses with big yards.
Your second point is invalid, as you're arguing against his assumptions. It's only possible to argue againt someone's logic, arguing someones assuptions is the same as calling names. I like woodwork and have alternatives.
You don't need the same space. That is the point. Yes, if I lived in a suburb I would also want more space because everything else would be harder to do.
I'm not arguing against their assumption. I said most, that isn't them. This is exactly why I didn't want to elaborate, so I won't.
