{"slug": "ai-created-a-budget-line-most-companies-didn-t-plan-for", "title": "AI Created A Budget Line Most Companies Didn't Plan For", "summary": "AI adoption is outpacing cloud computing's growth, creating an unplanned budget line for most companies, according to Forbes Councils member Ameya Kanitkar. Unlike cloud computing, which grew slowly and allowed organizations time to develop governance and FinOps practices, AI's rapid adoption has left companies scrambling to manage costs.", "body_md": "# AI Created A Budget Line Most Companies Didn't Plan For\n\nBy Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes Councils MemberSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Cloud computing grew more slowly, giving organizations years to create governance and FinOps practices. AI adoption is happening much faster.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-created-a-budget-line-most-companies-didn-t-plan-for", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ai-created-a-budget-line-most-companies-didnt-plan-for-684r", "published_at": "2026-08-12 12:15:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-12 13:43:10.572585+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Forbes Councils", "Ameya Kanitkar"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-created-a-budget-line-most-companies-didn-t-plan-for", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-created-a-budget-line-most-companies-didn-t-plan-for.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-created-a-budget-line-most-companies-didn-t-plan-for.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-created-a-budget-line-most-companies-didn-t-plan-for.jsonld"}}