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AI costs begin to bite as agents may increase token demand by 24 times, says Goldman Sachs report — Uber and Microsoft among companies feeling the bite of tokenized billing
Microsoft and Uber are both considering refining their AI strategies as costs mount.
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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.
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newsbytesapp.com
Microsoft, Uber find AI tools more expensive than expected
Microsoft and Uber reveal that AI tools, initially expected to reduce expenses, are proving more costly than human labor due to operational challenges.
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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
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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.”
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cryptobriefing.com
Uber questions AI spending effectiveness as budget runs dry four months into 2026
Uber burned through its entire 2026 AI budget by mid-April and now says it can't link surging AI tool usage to better consumer features. Here's why it matters.
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washingtonexaminer.com
Growing AI costs fuel wider doubts about large-scale automation
Microsoft and Uber are reportedly scaling back their usage of Anthropic's Claude Code tool after the costs became too high.
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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.
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axios.com
Corporate America enters its AI reckoning
Companies begin to question the payoffs of toxenmaxxing.
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ai4business.it
Costi AI enterprise, perché Microsoft e Uber segnalano un problema reale - AI4Business
Costi AI enterprise: casi Microsoft e Uber, dati Gartner e token economics spiegano il nuovo nodo dell’adozione aziendale
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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
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techspot.com
Uber is spending heavily on AI, but returns remain elusive
Uber has increasingly positioned AI as a core part of its technology stack, and AI models now represent a significant portion of its corporate spending. Costs are...
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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.
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Corporate America starts to ration AI as costs soar beyond expectations
Microsoft cancels Claude Code licenses, Uber burns through its AI budget in four months, and one client spent $500M in a month. Corporate AI rationing is here.
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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.
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the-decoder.com
One company reportedly spent $500 million on Claude in one month after failing to cap AI usage
An unnamed company allegedly blew half a billion dollars on Claude licenses in a single month because nobody set usage limits. Cases like this show that without real AI expertise…