Hacker News: iwiwkhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=iwiwkHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:44:17 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by iwiwk in "AI has a multiplying effect on existing technical skills"]]>OAI and Anthropic need to generate cash flows from operations - once they go public that’s it. Any future funding for reinvestment has to come from internal funds beyond existing raising + IPO.

So yeah, it’s imminent. Let’s see how demand shifts in response in the future.

]]>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:42:14 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237411iwiwkhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237411https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237411<![CDATA[New comment by iwiwk in "AI has a multiplying effect on existing technical skills"]]>Free? Lol

]]>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:29:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237264iwiwkhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237264https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237264<![CDATA[New comment by iwiwk in "AI has a multiplying effect on existing technical skills"]]>We also need to consider the price. At some point the price will need to go up (assuming cost of producing each token doesn’t drop dramatically) to generate enough revenues to cover not only operating expenses and taxes (once the nol carry forward’s are used up) but reinvestment. OAI and Anthropic are burning through their cash balances. OAI has also stated some very ambitious plans to develop models beyond just programming… I will be very intrigued to see how they are going to generate enough revenue to fund all this in the future.

]]>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:25:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237200iwiwkhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237200https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237200<![CDATA[New comment by iwiwk in "AI has a multiplying effect on existing technical skills"]]>Moreover we haven’t seen all the effects of today’s tech to understand the net benefits.

E.g ‘productivity’ is seemingly increasing but what is the effect on a firms financial position? It’s all speculative and experimental right now.

]]>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:17:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237099iwiwkhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237099https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48237099<![CDATA[New comment by iwiwk in "AI has a multiplying effect on existing technical skills"]]>The way I think of it is, computer memory is superior to human memory because it can store anything and re-call on demand when requested. This is great for the human because we no longer have to remember every tiny detail - just enough to recall the object and thus opening up room for space in the brain for other stuff.

What is the llm equivalent?

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