Apple slashes daily AI spending limits for engineers to $200, plans further reductions: Report

John Ternus, CEO, Apple.Apple has reduced daily artificial intelligence (AI) spending limits for its employees as part of efforts to control costs, even as the company continues to expand the use of AI across its operations, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.In October, Apple reduced the daily AI spending allowance for some engineering teams from $300 to $200, according to the report.The company is also considering further reductions, with daily limits for some engineers potentially falling to $100.For non-engineering employees, some teams already operate under a daily AI spending cap of $100, which could be lowered to as little as $25, the report said.Cost review The spending limits apply to AI 'tokens', the units of data processed by artificial intelligence models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini.Employees requiring greater access to AI tools will be able to seek exemptions from senior executives, according to the report.The changes mark a reduction in spending allowances at a company that has been integrating AI into its engineering processes.The move also comes as technology companies increasingly examine AI-related expenses after initially encouraging employees to adopt the technology across their operations.Apple's decision comes amid broader efforts by companies to control spending on AI tools.Investment firm Goldman Sachs restricted access to some AI coding tools after reviewing productivity and risk management.