Microsoft has implemented restrictions on employee spending for AI tools, emphasizing that internal maximization of AI usage, termed tokenmaxxing, is not a company priority.

Microsoft is introducing budget limits for AI use but says it still wants to be an ‘AI-first’ company.

Microsoft EVP Jay Parikh told staff to curb AI token use, switched the default model to a cheaper one, and gave each division a formal AI spending cap

Going forward, each department will receive a certain number of tokens.