David Gerard3d ago

Is there anyone who has to use the chatbot at work who's being told not to use *too many* tokens?

Ed Zitron's posting about limits on AI token use at Microsoft (at Microsoft!!) and I'm hearing stories from other places.

turns out companies can't afford to go full Gas Town!

Anyone here getting such directives? "use AI or else! 10x the features! NOW! No, not that much AI! Still 10x the features!"

EDIT: thank you for your help! https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard/116258235657317479

David Gerard (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Companies go full AI — then the bill comes due Microsoft will pay you tomorrow for a token today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBEOdoYs8v8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260319-companies-go-full-ai-then-the-bill-comes-due - podcast time: 8 min 01 sec https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/19/companies-go-full-ai-then-the-bill-comes-due/ - blog post

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Show threadkralcttam ☕️3d ago
@davidgerard Yep, at my work for more than a year they’ve been pushing “AI all the things!” And now suddenly we’re hearing OMG the cost!
Show threadLucas
@kralcttam @davidgerard Reminds me a lot of the places that went all in on SaaS a couple of years back, and then complained about their AWS bill.
Mar 19 at 1:28pmWeb
Show threadLucas3d ago
@kralcttam @davidgerard Oh turns out @fred already pointed this out 😄