[ExI] Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills

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Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They
Could Replace Workers for Free
Joe Wilkins  Wed, July 8, 2026

<https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/execs-confused-horrified-huge-ai-135718505.html>
Quote:
By now, it's clear that the only way the tech industry can justify the
cost of AI is if it replaces vast swaths of the human workforce with
machines that run 24/7.
According to a new survey from "Big Four" accounting firm KPMG, a
significant number of corporate executives are reeling from sticker
shock over new usage-based AI pricing schemes.
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And some are rehiring sacked staff when the AIs are not good enough.
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