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'Nobody has budgeted' for tokenmaxxing, Box’s Levie says
Box CEO Aaron Levie stated that most companies did not budget for the high costs of AI tokens, leading to unexpected expenses from coding agents. Box uses AI internally and anticipates increased compute spending as AI tools expand into new workflows. Levie emphasized AI's role in job creation, with Box adding 13 AI-related roles.
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