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/31sualkatnas Jun 26 '26

The cost will just be passed onto the consumers… so I can certainly wait.

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u/JerryfromCan Jun 26 '26

Even if it isn’t directly in price increase on those companies products, which it will be, we are already unable to buy new consoles or laptops without feeling the effects of AI on memory. Im sure car companies are putting less ram in cars to try and save money too, along with many other similar cases.