Apple Cuts Some Engineers’ Daily AI Spending Limits

Apple has reduced daily artificial-intelligence spending limits for some engineers and is considering further cuts, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the changes. The reported measures lower the allowance for affected engineers from 300 to 200, with some teams potentially facing a 100 daily cap. The reports do not specify a currency for the allowances. The reported reductions are not all in effect. Bloomberg said Apple is considering lowering limits for some engineering teams to 100 a day. Some nonengineering groups already have a 100 daily cap, which could be reduced to as little as 25 for certain teams. Employees who need more access would be able to request an exemption from senior leaders, according to the report. The budgets cover tokens, units of data processed by AI models. Apple employees use tools including Claude from Anthropic, ChatGPT from OpenAI and Gemini from Google for work such as coding assistance and debugging. Bloomberg also reported that some teams were being directed toward cheaper models or models that run on employees’ devices. The reported changes come as companies review the costs of using AI tools. Apple declined to comment,...