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Token-maxing backlash fuels debate over corporate AI spending without results

Corporate executives are starting to question whether sharply higher AI spending is producing real results, Axios reported on May 28. The report said Microsoft cancelled most Claude Code licences, while Uber’s chief operating officer said AI costs are increasingly hard to justify. CloudBees CEO Anuj Kapur said job cuts may be the only way to offset AI costs. Others cited token-maxing, unclear use cases, costs, people and data as key obstacles.