AI Query Costs Keep Falling; Overspending May Mean Employees Gaming Leaderboards
krishnan · x · 2026-07-06
Sriram Krishnan (@krishnan) points out that despite concerns over AI budget pressures, the cost of running AI queries is dropping significantly. If an organization is overspending on AI without seeing clear productivity gains, it's more likely that employees are gaming leaderboards, and he suggests eliminating such rankings. This touches upon AI cost trends and enterprise implementation effectiveness.
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