Miles Brundage says LLM token prices fell fast from an already low start
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Miles Brundage says language model tokens have become much cheaper over time but were already cheap compared with human tokens from the start.
In a post on X, he argues that this low starting cost is a major reason adoption grew so quickly compared with other technologies. The post does not give specific price figures or comparison data.
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Miles Brundage@Miles_BrundageXLLM token prices fell fast but started cheap relative to human laborAIMiles Brundage says language model tokens have become much cheaper over time but were already cheap compared with "human tokens" from the start. He argues this low starting cost is a major reason adoption grew so quickly compared with other technologies.
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