It would be bad enough if AI companies were profitable competitors but they're not: they are giving away their services at far below cost to disrupt markets while consuming hundreds of billions of dollars per year of speculative investment.

They were already struggling before their cost increases hit them, it's an already oversaturated market and cost of living is through the roof. I'd love to drop $800 on a new action cam, but I'll stick with my old hero7 for another few years....