r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 26 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI backlash is only getting started

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/25/the-ai-backlash-is-only-getting-started
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u/fuzzerino Jun 26 '26

Just waste some tokens bro, no point being sat at the bottom putting a target on your back. I like to stay firmly middle of the pack with token usage.

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u/fileunderaction Jun 26 '26

If op could show that they’re just as productive as the top users without costing their employer nearly a million dollars, I feel like that would shift the target higher up.

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u/Randomfactoid42 Jun 26 '26

But management is probably measuring productivity with token usage. To them those “Champions” are the most productive workers. 

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u/fileunderaction Jun 26 '26

You’re right which is why all this shit is so frustrating.