No AI was used to write this document :) I do not consent to use this for training LLMs.  Expenses I'm nobody to talk harsh about decisions multi-billion dollar companies make. But i believe there's a problem with how this technology is shoved into the throats of customers in a magnificent scale that is it being today. By AI , I will be referring to the current implementation and delivery of AI by the leading players in the market. Dominated by LLMs and LLM powered Agents . AI costs a shit ton of compute. In fact the AI powered google search is estimated to cost more than five to ten times the cost normal google search would have( ubs ). And additionally, the newer AI overviews feature is supposed to "[use] a “query fan-out” technique, issuing multiple related searches concurrently across subtopics and multiple data sources"( google ) - each additional search costing extra compute. Often the introductory plans - even without considering the free plans - are heavily...