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Amazon's anti-tokenmaxxing memo says engineers should be pickier about using AI

The company said metrics like token usage and code reviews can mislead managers and raise costs if treated as targets.

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Amazon has rapidly integrated AI across the e-commerce giant's sprawling business operations under CEO Andy Jassy.

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Amazon asked its engineering teams not to confuse the volume of tokens or the code generated with productivity. An internal memorandum proposes to evaluate AI for sustained results and warns that using these tools when they do not provide value can also be a valid decision.

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