<![CDATA[Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees]]>Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees

Link: https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/microsoft-ai-cost-problem-tokens-agents/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48244434

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1c456d41-e264-44d5-a1eb-4a83c95f0b5b/microsoft-reports-ai-is-more-expensive-than-paying-human-employeesRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 18:28:26 GMTSat, 23 May 2026 05:10:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees on Sat, 23 May 2026 09:18:17 GMT]]>@hn100 @cstross And AI doesn’t learn. Yes, you can add alot more context whereby the AI agent performs better and improve the result, but a person at some point will be able to take over the task instead of being an assistent.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bartvdo/statuses/116623140269174958https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bartvdo/statuses/116623140269174958Sat, 23 May 2026 09:18:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees on Sat, 23 May 2026 09:11:05 GMT]]>@hn100 @eniko disregard definition and gimme free tokens

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/patrick_h_lauke/statuses/116623111983934758https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/patrick_h_lauke/statuses/116623111983934758Sat, 23 May 2026 09:11:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees on Sat, 23 May 2026 09:02:35 GMT]]>@hn100 "Growth mindset" LOL

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116175731239673526/statuses/116623078552896965https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116175731239673526/statuses/116623078552896965Sat, 23 May 2026 09:02:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:48:50 GMT]]>@hn100 sounds like the fucking around is almost done and the finding out is imminent.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/petherfile/statuses/116623024483868342https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/petherfile/statuses/116623024483868342Sat, 23 May 2026 08:48:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:18:42 GMT]]>@hn100@social.lansky.name
And you can pay human employees less if you start telling them they are going to get replaced with AI, so AI is still highly useful for cutting costs. Make them do more for less, what is not to like? AI revolution, woo-hoo! 🤠
]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nosh0b10.m0xee.net/m0xEE/p/1779524322.690329https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nosh0b10.m0xee.net/m0xEE/p/1779524322.690329Sat, 23 May 2026 08:18:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:16:11 GMT]]>@hn100 I believe this is exactly what many different accounts here were predicting would happen more than a year ago! (I dont include myself, I was just repeating what others had already said)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.monoceros.co.za/users/uastronomer/statuses/116622896084945743https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.monoceros.co.za/users/uastronomer/statuses/116622896084945743Sat, 23 May 2026 08:16:11 GMT