The 80/20 Principle

The 80/20 Principle

AI Is Getting More Expensive Than Your Team

Anthropic spent $7 billion on compute last year. Your next AI bill is going to be bigger too.

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Ernie the Attorney
May 05, 2026
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“Dad, you’re still telling Claude what to do?”

Howard Getson’s oldest son, half-laughing. The kind of teasing that lands because it’s accurate.

Howard runs Capitalogix and writes one of the sharper weekly newsletters in my inbox. Last week he posted this piece on the new AI leaderboard and what it actually costs to keep up. The argument is worth walking t…

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