I fear the "subscribe" system, which invites me to join for "free" for a month and then automatically transitions to a system where membership fees are collected without warning.

Not just subs, but all IT services these days are like this.

As stated in "The Day Ebata Lost to AI," AI-based services have recently exploited me.

Initially, I used ChatGPT (interactive AI assistant)), Grammerly (English sentence structure service), and Deepl (translation service) for free. Still, my frequency of using those services has gone beyond the free range, and I have become a paid member.

I cannot imagine my "writing activities" and "research activities" without these supports.

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I want to say to Mr. Son, President of Softbank, who said, "If you are not using ChatGPT yet, you should repent your life.

"Don't say unnecessary things."

President Son is right.

You are not wrong at all.

But -- still, the convenience of ChatGPT and generative AI should remain a vested interest only for those who can understand it.

I want those not using ChatGPT to stay on it and not use it.

I only need another 20 years or so -- that's enough time for me to finish my life. After that, I don't care.

I hope you don't use any other AI-based services.

It is easy to find out that AI-based services support my creations.

I don't want the world to know I am 'poor in my abilities' yet.

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My monthly billing for AI-based services continues to grow, month after month, year after year.

I "depend" on these services.

Even if I were told that these services have tripled in price starting next month, I would still have to pay that amount.

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When I read the article now

"How a host-crazed current college student can contribute "over 1 million yen every month",

I do not feel at all uncomfortable.

I rather 'sympathize' with her.

Now I stand on the side of women who depend on their hosts, saying, 'That's the way things are,' or 'It can't be helped.