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U.S. Army finds out unlimited isn't

The U.S. Army purchased an annual package of 100 million AI tokens for its employees, marketed as "unlimited," and encouraged heavy use through reminders, only to exhaust the supply when employees complied. The incident, reported by Boing Boing, highlights the gap between marketing claims and actual capacity in generative AI deployments.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 22, 2026

The Uncle Sam's Army handed millions of employees "unlimited" AI tokens, urged them to use more, and was shocked when they did.

Reportedly, the Big Green Machine bought an annual package containing 100 million tokens and encouraged workers to "lean into" generative AI, even sending out reminders to use the service. — Read the rest

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