The Sequence Opinion #909: Return on Token: The New Economics of AI-Native Engineering
Token maxing was the adoption phase. Intelligence resource planning is what comes next.
TL;DR
- Traditional engineering capacity was calculated as people x time x talent.
- AI enables engineers to assign multiple agents to various tasks simultaneously.
- These AI agents operate in parallel and do not have traditional organizational footprints.
- AI agents consume tokens, introducing a new way to measure machine workforce capacity.
- Companies are now focused on 'token maxing' as a new economic driver in engineering.