Amazon memo on AI use in engineering draws scepticism over mixed messages and token-usage metrics
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An Amazon memo by a Distinguished Engineer says engineers who find AI does not help their work should document it as a finding, not a failing. The columnist argues the memo contradicts itself on input metrics and warns that token-usage targets, like Amazon's shut-down KiroRank leaderboard, can be gamed, while AWS earns revenue from token billing.
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