Cognition's CEO says token spend leaderboards are 'directionally correct' — but some people get carried away
THE SO WHAT
Token-maxxing leaderboards are a blunt instrument — they drive usage, but not necessarily useful usage. If you’re rolling out AI internally, tie incentives to validated outcomes or bug finds, not raw token burn, or you’ll just light up your cloud bill.
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