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Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up DB and OD — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 15 hours ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/45169245

DB = Dropbox, OD = Onedrive

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[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 34 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

What is an “AI storage service”?

Does that mean you just store your info in AI weights/contexts and hope it can regenerate an approximation of what you put in?

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 hours ago

I assume it's where the AI companies store the stolen data used to train their LLMs.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 29 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

It's s3 compatible storage (b2) you sell to companies using AI for twice as much.

b2 storage is $6/Tb/mo, AI storage is b2 storage at $15/Tb/mo.

https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing

[–] alia@nord.pub 5 points 3 hours ago

The AI storage offers unlimited free egress, whereas the regular storage does not.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 27 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It's like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago

Oh god, i know thats not possible and here come the startups to pitch it.