Accenture, Uber scramble to contain runaway AI token spending
Leaked audio shows Accenture trying to stop non-technical staff from burning AI token budgets on trivial tasks like converting PDFs to slides, per 404 Media. Uber capped Claude Code and Cursor usage after blowing its AI budget in four months; GitHub now bills per token.
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