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Amazon warns against tokenmaxxing, telling engineers that using more AI doesn’t necessarily mean they’re doing better work

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In its revised guidance about "the Renaissance developer,: Amazon says employees should embrace AI but also recognize when the technology doesn't help

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  1. Insider

    Amazon tells software engineers what really matters as AI ushers in the era of the 'Renaissance Developer' (opens Insider)

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    Amazon's new software engineering guidelines warn against chasing AI usage metrics and emphasize business results over token consumption.

  2. Quartz

    Amazon warned engineers that chasing AI usage metrics is 'deeply flawed' (opens Quartz)

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    The company's revised software engineer guideline says token usage and code changes should be weighed with care and judgment

  3. Gizmodo

    Amazon to Employees: For the Love of God, Stop Tokenmaxxing (opens Gizmodo)

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    Instead of hitching a ride on the AI bandwagon, sometimes it’s quicker to just get out and walk.

  4. The Register

    Amazon tells tokenmaxxing devs to slow their AI roll (opens The Register)

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    Focus more on what matters, please, like creating useful software and accomplishing company goals

  5. Breitbart News

    The Trouble with 'Tokenmaxxing': Amazon Tells Engineers to Stop Chasing AI Usage Metrics (opens Breitbart News)

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    Amazon has told its software engineers to stop padding their AI usage just to look productive, according to an internal memo circulated in September and posted publicly on the company's website this week.

  6. Fortune

    Amazon warns against tokenmaxxing, telling engineers that using more AI doesn’t necessarily mean they’re doing better work (opens Fortune)

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    In its revised guidance about "the Renaissance developer,: Amazon says employees should embrace AI but also recognize when the technology doesn't help

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