cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/38083497
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/26/ai-cost-human-workers Uber's chief technology officer already blew through his full 2026 AI budget due to token costs, according to The Information.
Lol. Lmao even
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Because their LLMs suck, and they still want their devs to be productive, while watching their usage to train the internal models.
They give you a choice, and no one is using the internal models.