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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits he's a token-maxer, too: "It's addictive"

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns against "token-maxing," using the most powerful AI models for every problem. He says frontier models shouldn't be wasted on everyday tasks, and the marginal cost of productivity gains must match the token cost. Yet he admits, "I'm like a token-maxer too. So it is addictive."

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits he's a token-maxer, too: "It's addictive"
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is warning against "token-maxing," throwing the most powerful AI models at every problem. Frontier models shouldn't be wasted on everyday tasks, he says. The marginal cost of productivity gains has to match the token cost. Still, Nadella admits, "I'm like a token-maxer too. So it is addictive."

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  • Nadella warns against token-maxing, the overuse of powerful AI models for simple tasks.
  • He advocates using frontier models only for complex problems and matching cost to benefit.
  • Nadella confesses he also falls into token-maxing, calling it addictive.

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