Apple reportedly cuts AI spending limits for engineers
TechCrunch: Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage
The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it's spending on AI for its engineering teams.
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Apple is cutting the daily spending limits its engineering teams can use for AI tools, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The company lowered its daily AI spending cap from $300 to $200 in October, with further reductions planned down to $100 or $25 per day for different departments. This reversal follows an earlier period when companies broadly encouraged heavy AI usage in pursuit of efficiency gains, but those efforts gave way to budget concerns as the actual costs of using AI became clear. The shift reflects broader uncertainty about whether AI's productivity benefits justify its expenses.
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