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Amazon to Engineers: Stop Tokenmaxxing

This story is from 2026-10-27. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.

What happened: Some Amazon staff chased high token counts (the chunks of text an AI reads and writes) because internal leaderboards rewarded usage over results. In May, Amazon shut one down. On Oct 27, a public memo went further. CNBC How it played out Goal: 80%+ of developers using AI weekly. toms…

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  1. 2026-10-27 19:05 · DEV Community — AI
    Amazon to Engineers: Stop Tokenmaxxing

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