Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools

Ars Technica
By Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial TimesMay 12, 2026, 9:33 am115 ptsTrending
Amazon employees are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks in a bid to show managers they are using the technology more frequently. The Seattle-based group has started to widely deploy its in-house “MeshClaw” product in recent weeks, allowing employees to create AI agents that can…

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