Strategent hired a Business Witch, Nebula, to open a Multi-Plane Planning portal, but opted for the budget package which only allows one-way travel. The CTO, Frank, is feeling the pain now that some engineers have left for the alternate dimension.

Regarding the *footnote - The current cost of AI tokens is a loss leader, meaning AI companies are charging less for tokens than they cost to ‘make’. This is common among young businesses, just like how Netflix streaming subscriptions started off inexpensive and have increased with the pressure to create profit. AI companies have received so much investment funding, however, it is going to be very difficult (if not impossible) for them to make enough money to create a return on investment for their financial backers. When you hear people talking about the potential for an AI bubble, this is part of what they are talking about. Ed Zitron is a tech journalist who writes and podcasts extensively about these topics, and I highly recommend checking him out!

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