Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAngry devs vow to flee GitHub Copilot as metered billing takes holdwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1579arrow-down11
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minus-squareKillerWhale@orcas.enjoying.yachtslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoWages are treated as an immediate operational cost, while AI is framed as a capital investment. This accounting distinction makes AI look like a long-term asset, whereas labor remains perpetually categorized as an expense.
minus-squarejrs100000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoOnly if you are running your own servers. You dont get to depreciate a SaaS subscription or metered bill.
minus-squareeleitl@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoAnd the servers are only useful for AI and they don’t last long.
Wages are treated as an immediate operational cost, while AI is framed as a capital investment. This accounting distinction makes AI look like a long-term asset, whereas labor remains perpetually categorized as an expense.
Only if you are running your own servers. You dont get to depreciate a SaaS subscription or metered bill.
And the servers are only useful for AI and they don’t last long.