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Silicon Valley is spending billions on AI tokens and nobody can agree if it's working

Uber COO Andrew Macdonald criticizes tokenmaxxing amid rising AI costs and limited productivity, sparking debate in Silicon Valley.

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tomshardware.com1 mesi fa

Uber chief warns no link yet between AI tokenmaxxing and shipping successful products — company pumps the…

Uber CTO previously noted that the Claude Code budget for the entirety of 2026 had been spent by April.

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lunedì 25 maggio 2026·businessinsider.com
Uber's COO says it's getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing
Operations chief Andrew Macdonald said he's not seeing proportional productivity gains from increasing AI costs within Uber.
martedì 26 maggio 2026·tomshardware.com
Uber chief warns no link yet between AI tokenmaxxing and shipping successful products — company pumps the brakes on all-out AI spending
Uber CTO previously noted that the Claude Code budget for the entirety of 2026 had been spent by April.

businessinsider.com

1 mesi fa

Uber's COO says it's getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing

Uber's COO says higher AI token consumption hasn't translated into more consumer features, after the CTO exhausted the company's 2026 Claude Code budget. Uber is slowing hiring to offset AI costs — a warning that tokenmaxxing ROI will face harder board-level scrutiny.

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com1 mesi fa

Uber COO Andrew Macdonald says AI 'tokenmaxxing' is becoming harder to justify

The race to integrate artificial intelligence into the workplace has become one of the most significant trends in the technology industry. The incorporation of AI technology has forced companies to use these tools…

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theweek.com1 mesi fa

Tokenmaxxing: the AI workplace trend pushing rapid integration

Companies are gamifying AI utilization and spending thousands in tokens weekly

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qz.com1 mesi fa

Uber COO Andrew Macdonald says AI spending hard to justify

Andrew Macdonald said rising token costs from Claude Code aren't translating into more consumer features, while the company has already burned through its 2026 AI budget

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zerohedge.com1 mesi fa

From Singularity To Tokenomics: The AI Narrative Just Hit A Serious Snag

A new dynamic has emerged in the AI thesis that deserves serious consideration...

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martedì 26 maggio 2026·

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Uber COO Andrew Macdonald says AI 'tokenmaxxing' is becoming harder to justify

The race to integrate artificial intelligence into the workplace has become one of the most significant trends in the technology industry. The incorporation of AI technology has…

martedì 26 maggio 2026·

qz.com

Uber COO Andrew Macdonald says AI spending hard to justify

Andrew Macdonald said rising token costs from Claude Code aren't translating into more consumer features, while the company has already burned through its 2026 AI budget

martedì 26 maggio 2026·

garymarcus.substack.com

If enough other companies report the same, the bubble pops. 🫧

Breaking: “Uber COO Andrew Macdonald said he’s not seeing proportional productivity gains from increasing AI costs.”

martedì 26 maggio 2026·

fortune.com

Uber burned through its entire 2026 AI budget in four months. Now its COO is questioning whether it's worth it | Fortune

The rideshare giant's COO says “it’s very hard to draw a line” between rising AI costs and useful features for customers.

mercoledì 27 maggio 2026·

businessinsider.com

Silicon Valley is spending billions on AI tokens and nobody can agree if it's working

Uber COO Andrew Macdonald criticizes tokenmaxxing amid rising AI costs and limited productivity, sparking debate in Silicon Valley.

mercoledì 27 maggio 2026·

tomshardware.com

AI costs begin to bite as agents may increase token demand by 24 times, says Goldman Sachs report — Uber and Microsoft among companies…

Microsoft and Uber are both considering refining their AI strategies as costs mount.

mercoledì 27 maggio 2026·

zerohedge.com

From Singularity To Tokenomics: The AI Narrative Just Hit A Serious Snag

A new dynamic has emerged in the AI thesis that deserves serious consideration...

giovedì 28 maggio 2026·

ynetnews.com

AI’s hidden bill comes due as companies question whether more tokens mean better products

As Uber and Microsoft reassess heavy AI use, rising token bills are forcing tech companies to ask whether agentic tools are delivering enough value to justify their cost

giovedì 28 maggio 2026·

fortune.com

Tokenmaxxing is dead. It didn't produce the AI ROI companies wanted. | Fortune

Token usage is a poor proxy for company-wide productivity gains that only come from redesigning workflows, not just automating them.

giovedì 28 maggio 2026·

newcomer.co

‘Tokenmaxxing’ Starts to Fade as Companies Eye Agentic Coding Costs

Salesforce & Uber are among those investing heavily. A fierce debate is roiling the industry on when & how to measure ROI.

venerdì 29 maggio 2026·

businessinsider.com

What smart people are saying about AI ROI crunch: 'Where's the revenue?'

Uber COO Andrew Macdonald gave voice to the growing concerns that, despite spending big on AI, companies aren't seeing meaningful returns.

venerdì 29 maggio 2026·

theweek.com

Tokenmaxxing: the AI workplace trend pushing rapid integration

Companies are gamifying AI utilization and spending thousands in tokens weekly