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The Weird Economics of AI Tokens

Why the Smallest Unit of Artificial Intelligence Might Become One of the Most Important Economic Units of the Internet There is something deeply strange happening in computing.

  • AI tokens are minute language fragments used to measure intelligence.
  • Token pricing is a billing abstraction, not directly correlating to cost per useful outcome.
  • AI tokens' economic value varies based on computational effort and model complexity.

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