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‘That doesn’t sound very healthy’: Amazon’s posted tokenmaxxing might gamify AI usage, analyst flags
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Amazon employees are now joining the ranks of those “tokenmaing” at their boss’ request, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
Key facts
- Combined 2026 capital expenditure from Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta is already pushing $700 billion, with some Wall Street projections exceeding $1 trillion for 2027, up significantly
- In a 30-day window, total usage on the dashboard exceeded 60 trillion tokens, though neither CEO Mark Zuckerberg nor CTO Andrew Bosworth ranked in the top 250
- OpenAI and Anthropic are at a combined run rate of more than $70 billion, he noted, up from roughly zero two years ago
- The dashboard was taken down after The Information’s reporting, but Meta CTO Andrew Boswort has publicly endorsed the underlying logic
Summary
“Tokenmaing” is a burgeoning trend at the hyperscalers where employers are rewarding employees for using AI the most, quantified by using tokens. Gil Luria, head of technology research at brokerage D.A. Davidson, said the dynamic concerned him. “That doesn’t sound healthy,” Luria told Fortune. Luria clarified that, for him, there isn’t a question that AI tools are powerful and have the opportunity to make everyone more productive.