Tesla Caps Employee AI Spending at $200 Per Week

Tesla has implemented a new policy limiting employee spending on artificial intelligence resources to $200 per week, effective July 6. This move aims to control costs after some engineers reportedly spent thousands in tokens weekly, though Elon Musk is exempt from the cap.

5 Jul, 06:16 — 5 Jul, 06:16

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Times of IndiaMostly Factual8d ago

As riding costs hurt, Tesla tells employees: You cannot spend more than $200 on…

Tesla is capping employee AI spending at $200 a week from July 6, according to an internal memo. The move reverses months of Tesla pushing staff to use AI harder, after some engineers burned thousands in tokens weekly. The cap notably exempts Elon Musk's xAI beta products, steering workers toward Grok and Composer—even as many Tesla engineers quietly prefer Anthropic's Claude.

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