Token Laundering: How AI Labs Inflate Usage Metrics
gerardsans · x · 2026-07-06
gerardsans proposes the concept of Token Laundering, analyzing how AI labs inflate token usage without genuinely improving their products. Methods include VC-subsidized free usage, essentially packaging inflated usage as prosperity.
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