Amazon warns its engineers against tokenmaxxing in new AI guidelines
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Amazon calling out “tokenmaxxing” and warning that token counts and AI tool usage are flawed metrics is a strong internal rejection of vanity AI KPIs. Engineering leaders should follow suit—optimize for defect rates, cycle time, and customer impact, not how many tokens your teams burn in their IDEs.
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