@sdianahu: tokenmaxxing isn't "spend more on tokens" it's the opposite tokenmaxxing = picking the right stat to max, then making e…
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A tweet explains that 'tokenmaxxing' is about optimizing for the right metric while minimizing costs, leveraging the declining cost of intelligence, and suggests taste is the scarce input.
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tokenmaxxing isn’t “spend more on tokens” it’s the opposite
tokenmaxxing = picking the right stat to max, then making everything else as cheap as physics allows
the drop in intelligence cost curve is your friend!
rather taste is the scarce input
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