Today I discussed the ‚Tokenpocalypse’—the financial nightmare of unmanaged AI spend. I was shocked to see Rippling almost spending 40% of their R&D headcount budget on tokens alone, with one engineer spending $50k a month! It’s a massive wake-up call for enterprises: without proper governance, AI productivity can quickly turn into a bottomless money pit of ‚AI slop‘.
Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://www.ray-allen-taylor.com/podcast/ai-agents-unleashed-anthropics-auto-mode-the-hardware-war/