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> By this description, the economic case for AI is quite limited.

If you do not assume concurrency that is absolutely correct. But even the Claude docs are pointing out that you can run more than one agent in parallel and that is really where the economic benefits would start to kick in.



How much does it cost to run several agents?


You can more than one even on the base max plan. So 100 USD gets you started.


Started yes, but in the long term?


that is the wrong question, the right question is whether the cost is justified by benefits and the answer to (in the hands of right people) is yes


You cannot ask this follow-up unless you first answer mine as to cost. And not cost today but cost for the long haul.


the cost is $7bn - is that too much if it generates $10bn in revenue?


This is known as question begging; the question is: Do the costs justify the investments? That question can't be answered by assuming they do. Also revenue is not profit.




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