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1. anigbrowl · 1791074459 · focus · HN ↗

   Counterpoint: if you can automate API calls on the client side, why can't you automate billing caps? If you want a machine that can run 24-7 and make money for you while you sleep (which let's face it is the motivation for a lot of AI takeup), isn't the onus on you to install cicuit-breakers?

   1. zanecodes · 1791075114 · focus · HN ↗

      Because many cloud services have incredibly complex or opaque pricing structures that make it difficult to impossible to determine how much something is going to cost you ahead of time, especially if it's usage-based a la network egress (and the usage statistics don't update frequently enough to make such circuit breakers possible to implement client-side).

      1. anigbrowl · 1791075780 · focus · HN ↗

         I would just not sign up for a service without price transparency, or pre-calculate my liability based on available information before pushing the (metaphorical) Deliver Now button.

         1. jimbokun · 1791078516 · focus · HN ↗

            Sometimes the invisible hand of the market needs to be paired with a good swift legislative kick in the ass to speed things up a little.

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