Amazon sends chills through its workforce with mixed message memo about AI use
Logans_Run
22 points
11 comments
October 31, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
Elsewhereindeed
If you click this link expecting to read the memo you'll be disappointed as its 95% about what the author thinks about it.
thatonehack
Of course Amazon is telling their teams to use AI; they are heavily invested in it not being a flop. More token usage metric for the hyper scalers means more traction and usage irrespective of revenue.
BatchJob
Amazons tokenmaxxing problems are of their own making and its their money. I fail to see how Amazons opinion on much of anything is that relevant. Have you seen that website? While hocking sweatshop products is highly profitable, and their shipping empire is impressive if not destructive to retail shipping in general. I dont really view them as much of a software company. But each company will need to decide how to usa AI and if they want to publish "deep thoughts" by Amazon, Inc, its a free country. Personally, the people token maxxing to me are violating the ethos of what it means to be a software developer, so maybe they arent really software devs. I cant sum it up in a short write up, but one thing true software devs are NOT is - sheep. The ones that are can go back into real estate after the bust.