When AI Costs More Than the Engineer

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Author: kiyanwang

Date: 7/6/2026

Article Summary:
The article discusses the high cost of AI computing for top software companies, with Anthropic spending 2.3x its payroll on compute, and projects three scenarios for how this cost gap may close by 2029.