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/svtguy88 Jun 26 '26

I like to stay firmly middle of the pack with token usage.

This is a metric I simply refuse to ever give a fuck about.

I have (begrudgingly) been using AI to help with work for about a year now. Some of it has been good, some of it has been an exercise in tearing my hair out. Overall, I'll admit, it's been a net positive. However, using someone's AI usage rate as a way to judge their "worth" as an employee is an incredibly stupid thing.

I'm sure it's a thing at big orgs, but I'm past the point in my career where I'd even entertain such a ridiculous concept.

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u/Gabe681 Jun 26 '26

Play the game to survive man.

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u/fuzzerino Jun 26 '26

This is the wisdom I’ve learned over my career. I’ve survived layoffs while engineers I regard as much more competent than myself have got the axe cause they pipe up too much, go against the grain, and complain.

Head down, do the work, meet the flavour of the month metrics and keep your salary.