AI's Hidden Costs: Klarna & Uber's $55M Reality Check

This week, the AI hype meets a harsh reality check. Klarna's attempt to replace 700 customer service reps with AI backfired, costing the company over $15M. Meanwhile, Uber's CTO exhausted the entire 2026 AI token budget before mid-year, highlighting the extreme costs of running AI at scale. These stories are a critical lesson in governance and financial discipline for all builders. We also cover Google's new Antigravity platform and Gemini 3.5 Pro, a new suite of tools aimed at making AI agent development more robust. Our deep dive unpacks the strategic implications of these costly failures, and we close with a practical takeaway: a 30-minute plan to audit your own AI token consumption before it burns your budget. Follow "No-BS AI Briefing" for more practical insights.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

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