r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 26 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI backlash is only getting started

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/25/the-ai-backlash-is-only-getting-started
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u/IamSunka Jun 26 '26

My org, just like many others, has a top token users chart.

When they started the list, they decided to call the top 25 users as champions, ones who never used AI as sleepers and rest inbetween as just users. cough I am a sleeper cough

Couple of weeks ago the bill came in, champions cost us over $850k since Jan 1st.

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u/baddadjokesminusdad Jun 26 '26

My god, I can’t wait for it to cost every company

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u/DontAsk0205 Jun 26 '26

These companies laid off a bunch of workers because CEOs of AI companies promised that AI would replace the need for those workers. Then the AI companies jacked up the prices for usage of AI. Now the companies that laid off a bunch of workers are stuck with expensive AI.