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Token Economics Will Become the Next Shadow IT

AI costs will not stay inside software budgets. Every prompt, context window, agent loop and tool call becomes a new operating expense. Without visibility, limits and ownership, token consumption will become the next Shadow IT problem.
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Token Economics Will Become the Next Shadow IT
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