@interjc: Uber engineers burned $3.4 billion in Claude tokens in four months — are they secretly running a relay station?
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Uber consumed its entire $3.4 billion AI budget for 2026 in just four months after giving engineers unrestricted access to Claude, raising speculation about hidden token relay stations.
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Uber engineers burned through $3.4 billion in Claude tokens in four months
Did they secretly set up a relay station?
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Uber burned through its entire $3.4 billion AI budget for 2026 in four months after giving engineers unrestricted access to Claude
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