Tokenminimizing: Meta Moves to Curb Employee AI Usage as AI Costs Reach Billions

Meta Platforms plans to clamp down on skyrocketing AI costs inside the company by imposing limits on employees’ token usage, the company told staff in a memo on Tuesday, just weeks after it pushed them to adopt AI tools in their work.

The company is building an internal platform to track employee AI usage and spending in real time, set budgets and establish limits on employees’ token spend, according to an internal memo reviewed by The Information, which Meta shared with about 6,000 staffers earlier this week. The effort is part of a broader efficiency program aimed at cutting costs.