AI Costs vs. Human Labor: Why a Nvidia Executive Says the Cost of AI Tools Is “Far Beyond” Employees—and How to Fix It
The math behind generative AI in 2026 is unsettling: for many use cases, the fully loaded cost of AI tools still exceeds the cost of people. A senior Nvidia executive recently argued that soaring hardware and energy expenses, combined with inefficient operating models, have pushed AI’s real price tag “far beyond” employee costs—despite record-breaking capital…