Last year, I bought an Nvidia GPU for self-hosting AI tools. I'm not a gamer, and I would've never bought this thing if it weren't for AI. I simply don't want to rely on big tech for tools that I would share my personal information with. After spinning up some
A startup spun out by a university (z.ai). Their business model is similar to what everybody else does, they host their models and sell access while trying to undercut each other. And like others they raised billions in funding from investors to be able to do this.
The model is publicly available. You and I can run it — I do. People will continue to do research long after the bubble bursts. People will continue to make breakthroughs. The technology will continue forward, just at a slower, healthier pace once the money tightens up.