cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/38083497
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/26/ai-cost-human-workers Uber's chief technology officer already blew through his full 2026 AI budget due to token costs, according to The Information.
Lol. Lmao even
this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
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I spent an hour today on a webinar about how to optimize token usage with more than 500 other participants from the company I work for. Because billing is about to have its come-to-Jesus moment.
Cave man mode. Save much token. Very easy. Get straight to point. Missing semicolon line 182.
As in "Jesus, it's costing how much??!!?"