Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer

Instagram head Adam Mosseri predicts Meta may cap AI token spending per engineer within two years due to rising costs. He stated that the "burn rate" of an engineer's AI token usage could soon equal their salary. This follows Meta shutting down an internal AI token spend leaderboard after costs projected billions by 2026. Other companies like Uber and Microsoft are also re-evaluating AI experimentation due to soaring token expenses. Mosseri views token budgets as a resource to manage, similar to payroll or OpEx.