AI Matters
Why it matters
Meta stops grading engineers on how much they use AI
The Decoder Meta drops AI usage from engineer performance reviews after "tokenmaxxing" backfires
Meta removed AI tool usage metrics from software engineer performance reviews after employees began artificially inflating their activity, a practice dubbed "tokenmaxxing."
Why it matters
This reversal highlights the limits of forcing AI adoption, showing that measuring tool usage can lead to low-quality, automated work.
Latest brief · Oct 19, 2026