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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. genxy · 1791076631 · focus · HN ↗

         Stop making excuses for the cloud providers. They build these on purpose, for that purpose, working as intended.

         1. zanecodes · 1791077261 · focus · HN ↗

            I'm not sure where you got the impression that I'm making excuses for cloud providers. I'm just stating the way things are, not the way I think they should be.

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