The +60% Problem: When AI Tools Cost More Than They Give Back
from AI and the Human Future Hosted by Daniel Altman and Emily Carter
The loudest champion of maxing out AI coding subscriptions just shut down his own AI-built product — the only thing he ever shipped with them — and Databricks watched coding spend jump 60% when 3,500 engineers switched to a model benchmarks call cheaper. Daniel and Emily audit what AI tool ROI actually looks like for the people who depend on it. ## 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 - https://www.latent.space/p/ainews-reality-checks-on-ai-news - https://lastweekin.ai/p/last-week-in-ai-344-navierstokes ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-10-08T18:17:33.867712+00:00
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