tokenmaxx

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1. artificial intelligence slangTo consume AI tokens extravagantly, usually to inflate usage statistics that are used as a proxy for productivity.

   Meta employees have similarly engaged in so-called “tokenmaxxing” to improve their standing on internal leader boards.

   2026 May 12, Rafe Rosner-Uddin, “Amazon employees are “tokenmaxxing” due to pressure to use AI tools”, in Ars Technica, sourced from Financial Times, archived from the original on 31 May 2026

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   But it has also created an expensive new status game, known as “tokenmaxxing,” among A.I.-obsessed workers who are desperate to prove how productive they are.

   2026 March 20, Kevin Roose, “More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2026