AI news flash: People prefer paying for things that are actually good

AI/ML

I love this level of transparency from the folks behind Photo AI. Developer @levelsio reports,

[Flux] made Photo AI finally good enough overnight to be actually used by people and be satisfied with the results… it’s more expensive [than SD] but worth it because the photos are way way better… Not sure about profitability but with SD it was about 85% profit. With Flux def less maybe 65%… Very unplanned and grateful the foundational models got better.

We’re arguably in something of a trough of disillusionment in the AI-art hype cycle, but this kind of progress gives reason for hope: more quality & more utility do translate into more sustainable value—and there’s every reason to think that things will only improve from here.