Finance executives tighten budgets as AI costs surge
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CFOs are centralizing AI spending and demanding measurable returns as usage-based pricing pushes bills past forecasts Corporate finance chiefs spent the last few years being told AI would save them money. Now many of them are trying to figure out why it keeps costing more than planned. Finance executives are cutting back on AI spending and pulling budget control into a central function, according to Bloomberg. A wave of surveys released between September and October 2026 suggests the squeeze is widespread. The core problem is pricing.
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