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Gotta burn 'em all 

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/25/office-workers-are-spending-way-too-much-on-ai-too/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• AI sticker shock hits corporate America https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/ai-spending-roi-enterprise-costs
• Walmart Caps Usage of an AI Tool for Employees After High Demand https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-01/walmart-caps-usage-of-an-ai-tool-for-employees-after-high-demand
• #The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI https://www.404media.co/the-tokenpocalypse-is-here-companies-are-scrambling-to-stop-spending-so-much-on-ai/
• OpenAI Considers Drastic Price Cuts, Anticipating War for Users With Anthropic https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-considers-drastic-price-cuts-anticipating-war-for-users-with-anthropic-9b8c178e

Previously on Pivot to AI: 

• Accenture: you're promoted or fired on using the AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/25/accenture-youre-promoted-or-fired-on-using-the-ai/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWdjwo2D_1M&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• GitHub Copilot AI token charges to go up 10×–100× https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/18/github-copilot-ai-token-charges-to-go-up-10x-100x/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9FjHGcFWg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• The SpaceX IPO works like a crypto fraud, but with AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/28/the-spacex-ipo-works-like-a-crypto-fraud-but-with-ai/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkYiquKR0tA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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