Ai was supposed to break the barrier on accessibility. Now it’s only going to widen. 1000$ definitely on the horizon.
Summary
An AI/ML PhD student argues that rising compute costs are making AI less accessible, disproportionately disadvantaging researchers and developers in lower-income regions.
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