Expectations Cool on AI Job Replacement
iamKierraD · x · 2026-07-10
Many CEOs are realizing that previous claims of "AI replacing all jobs" were vastly overstated. In reality, the token costs of deploying AI at scale are much higher than expected. To keep justifying compute spend, companies are now pivoting to "high-value use cases" and FDE support to appease management.
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