31/05/2026
My state of AI Sunday musings, how can I help companies not screw up their EBIT this year and deliver their strategy!?
Uber burned its annual AI budget in Q1 ( $951 million), and Microsoft who has invested $13 billion into OpenAI, has reportedly told its coders to stop using AI because they can’t afford it. Microsoft is a trillion-dollar company. Are you ready to scale in the current AI-First design? And for those using GitHub, there is no longer a flat rate; as of today, you pay for every token you use.
"the bills got too big. "
It was always coming, and it was obvious because, unlike the industrial revolution, this AI revolution is built on the idea that you never own the model, something we tackled at CH Open; see previous post in comments.
In this post, I want to break down how your board need to get a grip of the finances NOW, if they have not already. My analogy, and visual, you can choose to be a landlord, a leaseholder, or a renter, in which case your landlord can raise the rent at any time. In fact, on the current AI First chat trajectory as you become a better tenant, you will be rewarded with a higher bill!
I hope that analogy lands.
If you want answers to not killing your EBIT, and being able to leverage AI where it makes sense, here are my tips:
* Focus on the human design, your customer and what problem you are solving. It sounds simple, but client after client, companies have lost this!
* Then focus on workflows, not chats. I say this very carefully: chat will not bring you productivity; it will bring you a big OPEX bill and, at the same time, indirect costs: 45% of your employees are burnt out, 32% cognitive dissonance, and limited ROI!
* In the workflow design, focus on Human Design elements, my research and application has 8: explainability and environment, for example. Now, I know I possibly lost some leaders in the environment, but hear me out. The fewer tokens you spend on your task to get the job done, the lower your cost to serve, the better your EBIT and ROI! Win:Win for your ESG and your bonus.
I could really go into so much detail, but a LinkedIn post only has so many words! If you want to have a call with a Chief Human and AI Officer DM me, or book a call link in the comments.
I’m Chantelle. I have been consistently Human First for years, conducted deep research, developed use cases, and trained 100s of people. Let’s talk.
I'll be at the Impact Hub this Monday, showing up as I do consistently in Human Design from AI Governance to Ex*****on.
