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Why corporate boardrooms are facing AI sticker shock | Fortune AI Playbook

Aug 10, 2026
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From $500 million surprise token bills to quarterly budget surges, corporate boardrooms are facing severe AI sticker shock. Fortune’s AI Editor Jeremy Kahn breaks down the hidden cloud costs of inference, why companies are shifting to Small Language Models, and how Fortune 500 leaders are reigning in unconstrained AI spend.