AI's Cost Reckoning: From Tokenmaxxing Hype to Price Wars

Corporate America's indiscriminate AI spending spree is hitting a wall as the fad of "tokenmaxxing" — maximizing token usage as a productivity metric — fades into a costly cautionary tale. Moody's Ratings reports that companies that threw AI at everything are now seeing bills pile up without a corresponding productivity spike, forcing a disciplined rethink. The real shift isn't just about cutting costs; it's about demanding cheaper, smarter models. Microsoft’s launch of...