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We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything

606 points · 302 comments · elffjs

biophysboy · 1791076335 · focus · HN ↗
My org has a leaderboard for AI spending each month, and I have found it interesting how fast the distribution decays, just within the top 10 users. I often think “what did these people do with all those tokens?” It’s interesting to think the answer to that question is “maybe not a lot?”
1. trial3 · 1791076506 · focus · HN ↗
  the answer is almost definitely "get on the leaderboard"
  1. seattle_spring · 1791078738 · focus · HN ↗
    Right? If spending the most is lauded, why wouldn't I use the most expensive model, automate things that don't need automating, build things I don't need to build etc just to jack the spend up?
    rgmerk · 1791090029 · focus · HN ↗
    It's the modern equivalent of the Dilbert classic about Goodhart's Law:
    <a href="https://devhumor.com/media/dilbert-s-team-writes-a-minivan" rel="nofollow">https://devhumor.com/media/dilbert-s-team-writes-a-minivan

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