floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoBackblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up DB and OD — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backupswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1319file-textcross-posted to: enshitification@slrpnk.net
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minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·edit-223 hours agoWhat is an “AI storage service”? Does that mean you just store your info in AI weights/contexts and hope it can regenerate an approximation of what you put in?
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 hours agoI assume it’s where the AI companies store the stolen data used to train their LLMs.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-223 hours agoIt’s s3 compatible storage (b2) you sell to companies using AI for twice as much. b2 storage is $6/Tb/mo, AI storage is b2 storage at $15/Tb/mo. https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing
minus-squarealia@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·13 hours agoThe AI storage offers unlimited free egress, whereas the regular storage does not.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·22 hours agoIt’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-220 hours agoIt’s like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoAnd white components. And baby food.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoAnd luxury car parts, which are more often than not from ordinary cars. My VW is running Bugatti parts, for example.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·24 hours agoOh god, i know thats not possible and here come the startups to pitch it.
What is an “AI storage service”?
Does that mean you just store your info in AI weights/contexts and hope it can regenerate an approximation of what you put in?
I assume it’s where the AI companies store the stolen data used to train their LLMs.
It’s s3 compatible storage (b2) you sell to companies using AI for twice as much.
b2 storage is $6/Tb/mo, AI storage is b2 storage at $15/Tb/mo.
https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing
The AI storage offers unlimited free egress, whereas the regular storage does not.
It’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.
It’s like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.
And white components. And baby food.
And luxury car parts, which are more often than not from ordinary cars.
My VW is running Bugatti parts, for example.
Oh god, i know thats not possible and here come the startups to pitch it.