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Why the tech world is ‘tokenmaxxing'

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30 Apr
Why the tech world is ‘tokenmaxxing'
OPINION · WHAT · ArtificialInteligence
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Other feeds and industry voices
12 Apr
New data: 29% of companies see real AI ROI while 60% plan layoffs for non-adopters - this split is accelerating fast

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I came across a large survey of 2,400 executives and employees on where AI adoption actually stands right now, and the divide it's creating is

OPINION · WHERE · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
12 May
Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools

Workers are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks.

REPORT · HOW · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
19 Jun
'We created a monster': companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets

<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48602571">Comments</a>

REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
16 Apr
The Pulse: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ as a weird new trend

&#8230; which will probably be the shortest-lived trend because it&#8217;s so wasteful. Also: coding AI agent subsidies could be ending, Cal.com going closed source and blaming it

REPORT · WHAT · The Pragmatic EngineerOPEN STORY
4 Aug
Microsoft Tells Engineers ‘Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For’

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Tokenmaxxing? Come on! It took them this long to say &quot;Enough!?&quot; Sure, they own GitHub Copilot, but even so, tokens don't grow on trees.

OPINION · WHAT · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
11 Sept
EuroMaxxing > TokenMaxxing

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1wd3f4o/euromaxxing_tokenmaxxing/"> <img alt="EuroMaxxing &gt; TokenMaxxing"

OPINION · WHAT · singularityOPEN STORY
29 Mar
Did tokenmaxxing get unpatched in 2026?

&#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Altruistic_Bus_211"> /u/Altruistic_Bus_211 </a> <br /> <span><a

OPINION · WHAT · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
24 Mar
I want to leave big tech and sell AI agents to small businesses. Where do I start learning to build them?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'll be upfront about my endgame: I work at a large tech company, I have a niche picked out, and I'm making the move to build and sell AI agents

OPINION · WHERE · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
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