Show HN: Burn, baby, burn (those tokens)

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70 points | by dtnewman 8 hours ago

10 comments

  • Sharlin 4 hours ago
    Never would I ever have imagined a world where companies are going all in on the idea of measuring productivity by how much an employee is able to spend company money. Try to explain this to a time traveler from 2020. What a time to be alive.
  • dtnewman 7 hours ago
    Creator here.

    Are you a startup looking to show investors your hefty AI budget? Are you an engineer trying to top the AI token leaderboard? Wanna show your friends how "AI Native" you are? Look no further, I created this for you.

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  • throwatdem12311 3 hours ago
    Absolutely incredible, gonna kee this on my back burner for when my boss inevitably gets the tokenmaxxing mind virus.
  • cube00 4 hours ago
    Token measured productivity is the KLOC of the AI world

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25225814

  • photonair 4 hours ago
    Token-maxxing is a silly idea that does not measure true productivity and quality. I can easily burn through tokens and not produce anything useful.
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    • hughw 1 hour ago
      Hear hear
    • dtnewman 4 hours ago
      > Token-maxxing is a silly idea

      Well I guess you also thing that getting a job promotion is a silly idea? /s

  • boundless88 2 hours ago
    This idea is really innovative and interesting.
  • hootz 7 hours ago
    Finally we can beat the usage metrics goal!
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    • dtnewman 6 hours ago
      And you'll be such a productive engineer!
  • erelong 3 hours ago
    labor theory of value: AI edition
  • lbrito 3 hours ago
    Beautiful
  • fcpguru 6 hours ago
    you laugh but this is so real. executives love metrics. I do feel like I need to keep the prompts going.
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