Forcing engineers to burn more tokens isn't an AI strategy, critics say
alex_verem · x · 2026-10-20
A circulating take criticizes companies that measure AI adoption by how many tokens engineers consume: engineers should solve problems, not find ways to run up the bill. Token usage as a KPI is a distorted adoption metric.
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