Paramount is putting monthly spending limits on Claude for tech employees to promote 'effective' AI use
David Ellison's Paramount wants employees using AI tools like Claude, within reason. Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Paramount Skydance is putting monthly limits on Claude token usage for tech employees. The change is meant to "ensure controlled spending and effective usage," a tech leader said. Other companies, including Disney and Microsoft, are encouraging responsible AI usage. Paramount Skydance is putting limits on Claude spending for tech staffers as the company looks to cut down on wasteful AI usage. David Ellison's company has capped how many Claude tokens users can use each month, three Paramount employees said. Tokens are units of AI usage and are generally how companies like Claude-maker Anthropic bill customers. "As part of ongoing AI governance, monthly spend limits have been applied to Claude accounts to ensure controlled spending and effective usage across the organization," a senior AI leader said ...