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After tokenmaxxing backlash, Microsoft moves more agent work onto the desk

2026 saw the rise, and quick fall, of tokenmaxxing, the practice of enterprise companies essentially prioritizing AI spend volume as a yardstick for productivity. This summer, Microsoft put every division on an AI token budget and told engineers that “tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimizing for.” Now, in its Oct. 7 announcements, it offered… The post After tokenmaxxing backlash, Microsoft moves more agent work onto the desk appeared first on …
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Research & Development World broke the news in Cleveland, United States on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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