Amazon has discontinued an employee-built AI leaderboard called Kirorank after concerns over rising costs and misuse emerged. The move follows similar actions at other major tech firms facing high AI expenses.
Amazon shut down Kirorank, a beta site that ranked employees by their AI usage. The tool had operated for only a few weeks before being removed. Company officials cited both soaring token costs and a practice called tokenmaxxing, where staff prompted AI for minor tasks to improve their rankings.
