Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months

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Uber has implemented internal usage caps to control excessive AI spending, with a monthly $1,500 cap per employee for AI coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor.
The company's annual AI budget was exhausted in just four months after encouraging competitive AI usage among staff, leading to these cost-cutting measures.
Uber's COO expressed skepticism about AI's productivity impact, highlighting difficulty in linking AI usage directly to new consumer features or clear returns.
The situation reflects a broader industry challenge: enterprises are investing heavily in AI, but tangible return on investment (ROI) remains elusive and largely theoretical.

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