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if you don't know what you're doing, do it harder

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/28/tokenmaxxing-how-much-did-you-spend-in-tokens-ceo-of-tokens/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• Jensen Huang: Nvidia's Future, Physical AI, Rise of the Agent, Inference Explosion, AI PR Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwW8GKwHB3I&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Meta Employees Vie for AI 'Token Legend' Status https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-employees-vie-ai-token-legend-status
• Why Some Companies Say AI 'Tokenmaxxing' Is Key to Survival https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/why-some-companies-say-ai-tokenmaxxing-is-key-to-survival-e699a128
• 'Tokenmaxxing' is making developers less productive than they think https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/tokenmaxxing-is-making-developers-less-productive-than-they-think/

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• 31% of employees are 'sabotaging' your corporate AI strategy! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/31/31-of-employees-are-sabotaging-your-corporate-ai-strategy/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abx6iekuN18&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Claude Code codebase is leaked https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/01/claude-code-codebase-is-leaked/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpkyF-ugVq4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Claude Code rate limits: Anthropic AI squeezes the customers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/23/claude-code-rate-limits-anthropic-ai-squeezes-the-customers/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTSg0Xsic8k&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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