When OpenAI Sneezes, Software Companies Suddenly Develop a Sense of Humor… and a Cold!

“OpenAI Sneezes, and Software Firms Catch a Cold”

“OpenAI’s GPT-3 is the newest darling of the tech world. Companies like DocuSign are currently scrambling to integrate artificial intelligence into practically every facet of their operations, marking the rise of ‘machine learning as a service’ or MLaaS. OpenAI charges by the amount of data processed, not the value of its intellectual property. Prices range from a livable $0.10 per 1,000 tokens to a not-exactly-accessible $20,000 per month for the premium service—though with a discount if you’re also an Azure customer.”

A grand applause is in order for OpenAI’s GPT-3, the newest prodigy taking the tech industry by storm. With the charm of machine learning capabilities and a build as sleek as a Corvette, it’s small wonder this artificial intelligence platform has got big shots like DocuSign writing love letters in code.

But let’s talk about the dashing new trend that’s making all the nerds swoon – ‘Machine Learning as a Service’ or as we like to call it, MLaaS (because who doesn’t love a good acronym). Apparently, having a inhouse team of data scientists isn’t tech-savvy enough anymore. Now, the cool kid on the SaaS block is one where the software observes, learns, predicts, and basically makes you feel like you’re conversing with a sentient being.

How quaint.

Interestingly, this little starlet called OpenAI decides to play hard to get by making its customers pay based on their data appetite, rather than the brainpower it lends. Rates start from a laughable $0.10 per 1,000 tokens (enough for a short, sweet and utterly useless interaction), to a figure hefty enough to make your accountant sweat – $20,000 per month for the real deal, the primo-tier service.

Now, if you’ve pledged allegiance to Azure, OpenAI might just drop you a slight discount. Nothing quite screams customer value like a meagre markdown on a premium priced service. But hey, sawing off a small chunk of your monthly budget to accommodate a supercomputer must be worth it, right? Surely the power of conversational AI and the confident data predictions it spews out are nothing short of amazing.

OpenAI’s GPT-3: Here to revolutionize your business, automate your life, and definitely not burn a hole in your pocket. Or so they say. After all, nothing says progress like a bit of machine-induced bankruptcy. But let us not be cynical, for the age of AI is upon us, to be resisted would be futile.

Let’s hoist the sails, the seas of change beckon. Whether it’s bound for glory or doom, only our AI overlords can predict.

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chatgpt-docusign-saas-market/