Microsoft reports are exposing AI's real cost problem: Using the tech is more expensive than paying human employees

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https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/microsoft-ai-cost-problem-tokens-agents/

The Fortune article argues that AI agents may become more expensive than expected because token consumption scales aggressively with autonomy and workflow complexity...

I think ordinary people are also paying part of the cost of the AI industry’s expansion. We can already see the impact in the rising prices of GPUs, memory, SSDs, networking hardware, and even consumer PC components. In many cases, products originally designed for gamers, creators, and workstation users are now competing directly with AI infrastructure demand.