New hires at this AI startup have to earn their AI privileges
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An AI-heavy startup throttling AI access for new hires is a cost and quality alarm—unmetered usage is expensive, and “AI slop” is real rework. If your cloud bill and defect rate are climbing together, you need usage guardrails and skill gating, not just bigger models.
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