Microsoft cracks down on employee AI use after one worker spent $28,000 in 28 days

A woman out of focus in the background touches the word AI, lit up in glowing yellow light, in the foreground. The woman is wearing smart glasses.

• Some Microsoft workers were found spending $10,000 to $28,000 on AI tokens every month
• The median is a much lower $300, but that's based off a tiny percentage of workers
• Microsoft says AI usage should lead to meaningful outcomes

Some Microsoft workers are racking up some pretty hefty AI compute bills, with one of the company's workers from the Customer and Partner Solutions business spending $28,000 in tokens over a single 28-day period.