One Person, $28,000, 28 Days: Silicon Valley Starts Auditing AI Bills — Yours Is Next

Microsoft employees quietly added a 'monthly AI spend' column to their underground salary spreadsheet, and the top entry hit $28,000 in 28 days. Daniel and Emily trace how tokenmaxxing became the new overtime theater, debate whether a $1.3 million agent bill is genius or noise, and work out what a healthy token ROI looks like for a freelancer or a five-person team. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - http://www.geekpark.net/news/370006 ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-12T10:52:54.129848+00:00