Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Eventually, foundation model providers (Anthropic, OpenAI) raising prices will come back to bite them, in the form of their downstream consumers going out of business. They can keep the hype going for some time by claiming that "the models are getting better" but "better" doesn't help the math. 1150
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Case in point: the slop coach ecosystem. Gullible fools are lining up to use Veo 3, because it costs them $0. But as with almost anything, there's more money to be made in teaching get-rich-quick schemes than to just apply the scheme yourself (because the scheme is a grift).gizmodo.comGoogle’s Veo 3 Is Spawning an Icky Wave of AI Slop CoachesThe only thing worse than making AI slop is arguably paying someone to teach you how to make it. 1120
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Don't for one second imagine that the demand for a paid version of Veo 3 would be able to sustain this level of interest, and therefore this grifter ecosystem. But the coaches are performing an important service, which is posting on LinkedIn to keep the hype alive. No coaches, no hype, bubble pops. 190