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Microsoft’s recent AI usage reports highlight a growing cost problem: in some cases, using AI is becoming more expensive than employing human workers. According to reports, Microsoft has started cance

A growing AI industry trend called “tokenmaxxing” reflects how heavily companies are pushing AI usage, even measuring employee productivity by the number of tokens consumed. But the economics behind t

The article argues that the era of cheap or free AI is ending as major AI companies face intense pressure to turn massive investor spending into real revenue. OpenAI, Anthropic, and other leading labs