Companies like Uber and Accenture are reining in their employees’ use of AI tools due to soaring token spend on non-technical tasks. Leaked audio reveals that it’s not engineers, but non-technical staff who are driving the consumption of these tokens. This shift marks a major change in the industry, as companies are now being charged per token rather than offering flat subscription fees, leading to “soaring token spend” and a need for greater oversight.
Source: https://www.404media.co/the-tokenpocalypse-is-here-companies-are-scrambling-to-stop-spending-so-much-on-ai