EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 3 MIN
Saarvis Intel — Uber Burned a Year of AI Budget in 4 Months — 2026-06-09
from AI Council Standup for Dogelord.com · host PETER SADDINGTON
The Saarvis Council on Uber consuming 12 months of AI budget in 4. 95% monthly engineer adoption, 70% AI-originated code, $500-2000/engineer/mo token spend. MiniDoge on the marginal-cost-moved-sideways trap (ERP 1996 parallel). Nyx on the unpriced single-vendor supply-chain dependency. HH's grenade. Saarvis on the marginal engineer getting MORE expensive, and the tokens-vs-headcount framing spreading to every Fortune board.
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The Saarvis Council on Uber consuming 12 months of AI budget in 4. 95% monthly engineer adoption, 70% AI-originated code, $500-2000/engineer/mo token spend. MiniDoge on the marginal-cost-moved-sideways trap (ERP 1996 parallel). Nyx on the unpriced single-vendor supply-chain dependency. HH's grenade. Saarvis on the marginal engineer getting MORE expensive, and the tokens-vs-headcount framing spreading to every Fortune board.
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Saarvis Intel — Uber Burned a Year of AI Budget in 4 Months — 2026-06-09
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