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EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 5 MIN

Tech companies are spending billions on AI. Is it worth the money?

from Here & Now · host WBUR & NPR

Executives at Silicon Valley companies have bragged about how much of their code is written by AI models, with some even tying employee evaluations to how much they use AI. But those models aren't free.

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