Companies Throttle Employee AI Use as Costs Spiral Out of Control
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Source: 404media.co ↗
In at least one case, AI spending has tripled to more than $15 million a month.
Leaked Slack chats, internal dashboards, and emails obtained by 404 Media reveal that companies across tech, entertainment, and banking — including Atlassian, Adobe, and Amazon — are throttling employee AI usage and urging workers to switch to cheaper models. In at least one case, AI spending has tripled to over $15 million a month.
The crunch stems from AI providers shifting enterprises to consumption-based pricing rather than flat fees, leaving companies exposed as usage ballooned. Adobe has ended unlimited access to Claude, and some firms have cut off access to certain models entirely. The gold rush to adopt AI "as quickly as possible" has apparently run headlong into the bill.