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Tech Workers Are Now Judged by How Many AI Tokens They Burn
Some tech companies are reportedly evaluating employees based on how quickly they consume AI tokens — a metric that conflates activity with productivity in ways that management experts say could backfire badly.
Key Takeaways
- Some tech companies are reportedly measuring employee productivity by how many AI tokens they consume — a metric that incentivizes volume over quality.
- The approach conflates AI activity with actual work output and creates obvious gaming incentives that undermine its stated purpose.
- The trend reflects a broader management struggle to measure AI-augmented productivity before better frameworks have been established.
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