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Microsoft staff are burning a median $300 a month on AI, according to their own spreadsheet

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An internal spreadsheet where Microsoft employees swap pay details now carries a column for monthly AI spend, with a median of about $300 over 28 days across roughly 350 entries. Business Insider found no meaningful link between heavy AI use and bonuses, raises or promotions. Microsoft employees ha…

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  1. 2026-08-26 20:33 · The Next Web
    Microsoft staff are burning a median $300 a month on AI, according to their own spreadsheet

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