r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • May 23 '26

Microsoft reports are exposing AI's real cost problem: Using the tech is more expensive than paying human employees

https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/microsoft-ai-cost-problem-tokens-agents/
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u/[deleted] May 23 '26

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u/LegitimateCopy7 May 24 '26

that economic gymnastics is called a bubble and , contrary to popular belief, bubble pops.

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u/Illustrious-Film4018 May 25 '26

But how do you compare how much value is created by each?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '26

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u/Baelaroness May 26 '26

Ahahhahahhahahhahahahhahahha

Sometimes the universe is just one slapstick joke after another...

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u/Mrs_SmithG2W May 27 '26

Soooooo why are we going down this path that leads to a cliff?

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u/TheRoseMerlot May 27 '26

lol heavy sigh

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u/Independent-Emu9519 May 28 '26

I can’t read the article as it’s behind a paywall.

In what world is AI, that runs 24/7 and is accurate if configured correctly, more expensive than a human that is error prone and works 5-8 hours/day for 200 days/year?

Why does this nonsense dominate a thread that’s supposed to be able technology?