AI can cost more than human workers now

Axios says some firms now spend more on AI than salaries; Nvidia's Bryan Catanzaro says compute costs exceed employee costs. Gartner forecasts 2026 IT spending at $6.31T, up 13.5%, driven by AI infrastructure, software, and cloud. Watch token costs: Uber's CTO has already exhausted the 2026 AI budget.

Why it matters: HKR-H/K/R all pass: the piece turns AI cost anxiety into budget facts, including Nvidia compute costs and Uber’s token-budget issue. It stays in the 72–77 band because this is trend reporting, not a launch or hard news event.