@TheAhmadOsman: OpenAI is democratizing AI only for the cheap price of $500 a month (until the next time they raise the prices again)
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A sarcastic tweet criticizing OpenAI's high subscription pricing, suggesting that AI 'democratization' is undercut by costs like $500 per month with further price hikes likely.
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OpenAI is democratizing AI only for the cheap price of $500 a month (until the next time they raise the prices again) https://t.co/FzRVoGEmDC
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