I love AI as much as the next guy, but it reminds me of the old saying "just because you can doesn't mean you should" Fix small things that actually help rather than big things that don't actually need solving.
I was amused in particular by the fact that Meta is using token consumption as a performance indicator:
"Meta is taking token usage into account during perf reviews. A current engineering manager at the social media giant told me that the token usage of each engineer is now a data
point β one of many! β for performance calibrations. By itself, it is not a positive or negative signal, but someone perceived as having low impact and with low token usage is now seen as a blatant low
performer. For high performers with outstanding impact, very high token usage is seen as a good thing as it conveys to the manager group that theyβre personally invested in AI and are improving their
workflow β as proved by results."
Can you imagine picking up the phone and calling your local Walmart for permission to slice bread with a knife you bought? That's effectively what these 3d printer restrictions would be doing. All privacy invasion and no tangible benefit to the consumer
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