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> Myth 3: Lines of Code Written by AI...

how come lines of code (or expressions) by an engineer aren't a good way to measure progress (Gates point etc) but GenAI tokens must count and be paid for?

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That's a good point. They're not selling progress, they are claiming to enable progress by selling you (tokens in -> tokens out), making it your responsibility to connect the two. Filling that gap is part of your expertise that you can get paid for.

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