After hitting their annual AI budget in months or seeing their AI bills double or triple due to "tokenmaxxing", some companies are rationing or tracking AI use (Bradley Olson/Wall Street Journal)
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May 29, 2026
Bradley Olson / Wall Street Journal: After hitting their annual AI budget in months or seeing their AI bills double or triple due to “tokenmaxxing”, some companies are rationing or tracking AI use — Executives are scrambling to track returns on AI investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due
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