रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)10h ago

Goodhart’s Law in action 🙄:

“More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.”, The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/technology/tokenmaxxing-ai-agents.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.Wda2.-3Rz1wP8LBVw&smid=url-share).

H/T: Dare Obasanjo

#AI #AITokenUsage #GoodhartsLaw #Metric #TokenMaxing #LLMs #Measure #FakeProductivity #Waste #Dashboard #Leaderboard #Work

More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.

At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.

The New York Times
eicker.news ᳇ tech newsJun 16, 2024
»#Remoteworkers using ‘#mousemover’ technology are getting caught: Last month, #WellsFargo reportedly fired over a dozen employees for using tools that #fakeproductivity at work.« https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/14/24178582/remote-work-mouse-jiggler-mover-wellsfargo?eicker.news #tech #media
Wells Fargo workers using ‘mouse movers’ are getting caught and fired

Wells Fargo has reportedly fired more than a dozen employees after an investigation found they were using tools to simulate productivity.

The Verge
PoopypantsNov 20, 2021

@ITMCitizen

But it looks so pretty by the end! #fakeproductivity