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Amazon tells engineers to stop ‘tokenmaxxing’ to look productive

Tom's Hardware · US · Hardware · 10/28/2026, 11:13:48 AM

Amazon has published new engineering guidelines warning developers and managers against ‘tokenmaxxing,’ arguing that AI usage metrics are ‘deeply flawed’ unless tied to long-term outcomes. The move follows similar spending concerns at Uber and Accenture.

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