8 August 2026 at 2:02 am
Summary
Uber's CTO, Praveen Neppalli Naga, announced the end of the 'tokenmaxxing' era after the company exceeded its 2026 AI budget within months. Uber has since found ways to deploy AI more efficiently, focusing on engineering solutions rather than budget restrictions, despite warnings about Jevons paradox in AI spending.
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