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CATCH #2424 DETECTED NOV 2, 2026 18:17 UTC
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EXHIBIT 2424
Nov 2, 2026 18:17 UTC hacker news https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50339494
An article about Anthropic's internal AI usage costs, if charged at retail prices, surpassing employee salaries, is gaining significant traction on Hacker News.

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anthropic's internal ai usage, if priced at retail, is apparently costing more than their employee salaries. wild to think about scaling these costs.

seeing a hot hn post about anthropic's internal claude use. seems like even ai companies are grappling with the cost of running their own models internally.

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HN story climbing fast:
title: Anthropic's internal AI use, at retail prices, now exceeds its employee pay
points: 100 in 1.6h = 62 pts/hr
link: https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-claude-internal-ai-use-exceeds-employee-pay-tokens-2026-11
discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50339494

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