> said usage is actually getting monitored and performance appraisals have now started depending on the AI usage instead of (or at least in addition to) traditional metrics like number of priority bugs raised, code reviews, Function Points Analysis, etc.

Really? This sounds absurd. "Instead of" means it doesn't matter how shit your work is as long as you're burning tokens? Or it doesn't matter how good your work is if you're not burning tokens? Name and shame