Big Techs trend of the week is the incessant talk about AI subscriptions.
And, oh boy, theres already a lot of them.
So, are you ready to pay for a portfolio of AI services like you do for streaming?
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The service gives users the latest features, faster response times, and access to ChatGPT during peak times.
This week, Amazon jumped on the bandwagon of AI subscriptions as well.
The company is reportedly launching anAI-supercharged Alexa with a monthly subscription.
The service is tentatively named Alexa Plus, and has a launch date set for June.
Apparently, Amazon employees expressed concerns that people wont pay for it.
Same here, Amazon employees, same here.
Samsung also quietly announced it wouldstart charging usersfor its now free AI service, Galaxy AI, by 2026. it’s possible for you to pay a subscription, or inject ads into it.
Netflix sold its subscription models as a utopian solution to overcommercialized TV.
This empowered users to buy a good product, rather than become a product for advertisers.
But Netflix andevery other streaming service have ads nowbecause subscriptions are far less profitable than advertising.
There are, however, problems to overcome with AI advertising.
Also, just like Google Search, its difficult to incorporate ads withoutdegrading the quality of informationaltogether.
The real question is whether users will pay for subscriptions in the short term.
Most people can probably agree that ChatGPT is cool, but maybe not $20 a month cool.
Despite that, Big Tech is hoping youll pay for not just one, but multiple AI subscriptions.
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