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0 pointsZak1d ago0 comments

I find it shocking that anyone ever thought tokenmaxxing was a good idea.

AI maximalists like to compare the technology to electricity. Imagine if in the early days of electrification, a CEO had rewarded staff for increasing the amount of electricity they consumed rather than finding ways to use it for business impact. Institutionalizing people who showed signs of mental illness was popular in those days, and I suspect that would have been the outcome.

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bilalq20h ago

The problem is that it is a good idea at the individual level. Poor management reads it as a signal of productivity.

ZakOP18h ago

Regularly experimenting with AI tools as they improve and relying on them where they provide an advantage is a good idea at both individual and institutional levels. Maximizing usage for its own sake is not.

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bilalq20h ago

The problem is that it is a good idea at the individual level. Poor management reads it as a signal of productivity.

ZakOP18h ago

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