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578 Using AI Has Become More Expensive Than Hiring Human Employees, Exposes Microsoft

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Paulo Montenegro @ Ubergizmo 3 place · 05/25/2026 05:30 EDT

The rising operational costs of artificial intelligence are becoming a significant financial burden for major technology companies, potentially hindering the daily integration of these tools. A prominent example occurred recently when Microsoft canceled the majority of its direct licenses for Anthropic’s Claude Code, redirecting employees toward the GitHub Copilot CLI. This shift took place just six months after Microsoft granted free access to Claude Code, a decision reportedly driven by […]

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