Beyond the Price Tag: AI Infrastructure's Inevitable Cost Decline

The article argues that AI infrastructure costs—while significant today—will inevitably decline following the same pattern seen with internet connectivity and cloud computing. Early adopters who build with AI now will gain substantial advantages once costs normalize, just as universities investing in early networking reaped disproportionate benefits. The historical pattern is clear: transformative infrastructure always moves from prohibitively expensive to nearly free, making timing of adoption more crucial than current pricing.