LinkedIn co‑founder Reid Hoffman defended the practice of "tokenmaxxing" at Semafor’s World Economy summit, urging companies to monitor how many AI tokens employees consume. The metric, which counts the data chunks AI models process, has sparked debate after Meta quietly shut down an internal leaderboard that ranked staff by token use. Hoffman said tracking token spend can highlight experimentation and drive broader AI adoption, even if it doesn’t capture productivity perfectly. Read more →

A wave of artificial‑intelligence tools is accelerating software development and customer‑support tasks, but new research shows the gains are narrow and come at a cost. Surveys and internal studies reveal that workers using AI experience higher workloads, rising expectations and a growing sense of mental fatigue. While the technology promises a "cognitive amplifier," many executives admit that measurable productivity gains remain limited, and a sizable share of employees report AI‑related burnout. Read more →