Source: press CNBC•October 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM

Amazon's anti-tokenmaxxing memo says engineers should be pickier about using AI

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at a company event in New York on Feb. 26, 2025. Amazon laid out its AI usage guidelines for software engineers in a memo to staffers, and discouraged employees from turning to "tokenmaxxing" in their push to embrace artificial intelligence tools.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at a company event in New York on Feb. 26, 2025.

Amazon laid out its AI usage guidelines for software engineers in a memo to staffers, and discouraged employees from turning to "tokenmaxxing" in their push to embrace artificial intelligence tools.

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Amazon's anti-tokenmaxxing memo says engineers should be pickier about using AI

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