According to CIO.com, Uber consumed its entire annual AI infrastructure budget in just four months running Claude Code agents due to minimal cost controls and lack of token-to-outcome linkage. The incident highlights shadow AI spending and budget overruns in enterprise deployments without proper financial governance or usage monitoring. CIO.com frames the lesson as shifting enterprise pitch strategy from cost savings to token management and adoption oversight.
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