トークンコストの急騰を受け、MicrosoftがエンジニアのAI支出を抑制
Microsoftはエンジニアに厳格なトークン予算を設け、社内のデフォルトをより安価なモデルへ切り替えた。場当たり的なAI導入から、コストを意識した効率化への転換を示すものだ。
microsoft is restricting its engineers' use of ai tools like github copilot due to soaring token costs, with some employees spending thousands monthly. executive vice president jay parikh stated 'tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimizing for' and mandated a shift toward cheaper models like gpt-5.6 to get 'more impact per token.' starting july 2026, divisions will face specific 'ai token budget targets,' forcing a re-evaluation of how ai drives productivity. this shift underscores the growing tension between the hype of widespread ai adoption and the economic reality of running inference at scale.