Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It.

kept by eddie jun 19

Companies like Meta and Uber are restricting employee AI usage after soaring costs from tokenmaxxing, shifting to tokenminning to save money.

You're Spending Too Much on AI. You're Also Using Too Little.
Companies overspend on AI by using costly frontier models for routine work, needing better defaults, outcome-based measurement, and cultural efficiency incentives to unlock far greater value.
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Monetizing AI surfaces: Ads in the age of AI
OpenAI is testing intent-based ads and affiliate commerce in ChatGPT, with potential to become a $10B+ business if it builds effective measurement and avoids compromising answer quality.
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Walmart: ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than website
Walmart's test of 200,000 products via ChatGPT's Instant Checkout found conversion rates three times lower than directing users to its website, leading it to drop the feature for its own integrated shopping experience.
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Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets - WSJ
Companies are rationing AI use as costs skyrocket, with executives scrambling to track returns and reduce spending after hitting budget limits quickly.
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SaaS, widely misunderstood ($CSU.TO, $TOI.V, $ADBE, $UBER, $CRM)
SaaS remains economically superior to internal AI-built alternatives, making AI an accelerant rather than a disruptor for established software companies.
also on Uber, Salesforce, #enterprise, #ai