Sam Altman said AI budgeting has recently become a "huge issue" for some companies, something that "never came up" earlier this year.

Companies are facing a significant challenge with the escalating cost of AI tokens as they adopt agentic workflows. Uber has already depleted its annual AI budget, and Salesforce…

The OpenAI CEO said it's fair to be worried about how much companies are spending on AI and whether the investment will pay off.