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Parker Conrad knows which employees are worth their AI spend and says Rippling can help you, too

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Rippling's CEO is sounding an alarm about wasted AI spending in the workplace. According to Parker Conrad, some employees are racking up annual bills of thirty thousand dollars for AI tools that aren't delivering value. Conrad points to one employee using Claude primarily for calendar and email management—costing thirty thousand dollars a year. His pitch: Rippling can help companies figure out which AI subscriptions actually drive productivity, versus which ones are just expensive conveniences.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/parker-conrad-knows-whi...

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