Meta restricts employee AI tool usage to curb internal token costs projected to reach billions
New controls include department budgets and token tracking tools.
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New controls include department budgets and token tracking tools.
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I fully agree. The trend (of being genuinely useful tools that create this much value) is insanely positive news for them. More tightly controlling budgets is just good practice, and will also help incentivise efficient (higher ROI) use/best practices, which is also good for them in the long term.
