AI industry worker burns 1.5B tokens a week across 8 subscriptions, still feels behind
leveragedupside · x · 2026-10-08
An AI industry worker says he burns about 1.5 billion tokens a week and holds 8 AI subscriptions across personal and business use, yet still feels he's falling behind the accelerating rate of change. He calls the last three months a quantum jump in capabilities, likens what's coming to an industrial revolution compressed into 10 years, and warns nobody is ready for the societal implications. The quoted tweet adds that talking to bleeding-edge AI Gen Z kids in SF is a 'before/after' experience mainstream media hasn't caught up to.
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