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Flowchart showing text breaking into tokens via BPE in LLMs
AI Hardware

Tokens: Silicon Valley's Sneaky Cash Cow in Every AI Chat

What if the 'atoms' of AI aren't innovating language, but just padding your invoice? Tokens rule LLMs, but who's really profiting from these invisible slices?

3 min read 1 week, 5 days ago
Elderly Chinese crowd queuing outside tech building for OpenClaw AI installs
AI Hardware

China's OpenClaw Gold Rush: Grandmas Line Up, Wallets Empty Out

Workshops drawing hundreds across China. Grandmas queuing for 'lobsters' that promise riches. Reality? A tech feast for giants, crumbs for the rest.

3 min read 2 weeks ago
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