r/gaming • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 PC • 10h ago

Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI and layoff-happy CEOs: 'Everyone I know, their bosses are slowly getting psychosis'

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dwarf-fortress-creator-says-the-industrys-in-shambles-over-ai-and-layoff-happy-ceos-everyone-i-know-their-bosses-are-slowly-getting-psychosis/
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u/Gasparde 9h ago

Considering rising token costs, probably not saving all that much money tbh.

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u/Toofcraka 9h ago

Save more money by not talking to the new CEO. Win win

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u/HardcorePizza 7h ago

One locally hosted llm is way cheaper than a ceo's salary

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u/s101c 4h ago

$20K in hardware costs if you need to host a really good one. Pretty good compared to those golden parachutes

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u/BloomerBoomerDoomer 7h ago

Even with rising costs, that CEO yearly wage of millions would definitely not be a thing anymore.

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u/Lost_Birthday_3138 7h ago

Open weight models FTW

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u/Oryzae 6h ago

Considering rising token costs

They are dropping rather quickly, tbh. But the bill is going up lol

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u/Chicagorobby 4h ago

That's the neat part. We'll hire CEOs that will use AI for their decision making, so double the CEO cost.

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u/Grokent 2h ago

CEO's only make like 1 decision a week. The tokens aren't that much. That's why CEO's have time to hold like 6 jobs and sit on 4 boards. The real overly-employed people are CEO's.