软件公司Atlassian推出了员工AI支出"钱包"系统，为每位员工设置每月2000美元的使用上限[1]。这一举措旨在控制公司的AI成本增长。Atlassian近期曾将AI成本作为裁员1600人的原因之一[1]。
与Atlassian的谨慎态度形成对照，业界其他科技公司采取了截然相反的策略。这些企业推行所谓的"tokenmaxxing"政策，鼓励员工最大化对AI工具的使用[1]。部分公司甚至使用排行榜来激励员工争取使用最多的AI[1]。
Software company Atlassian has introduced a new system to monitor and restrict employee artificial intelligence expenditures, imposing a monthly limit of $2,000 per worker [1]. This cost-control measure represents a significant departure from practices at other technology firms, which have taken the opposite approach by actively encouraging staff to maximize their AI consumption.
The move comes as Atlassian recently cited escalating AI expenses as one of several factors behind a workforce reduction affecting 1,600 employees [1]. Meanwhile, competing technology companies have adopted a contrasting strategy known as "tokenmaxxing," which incentivizes workers to use AI services at the highest possible levels [1]. Some organizations have further gamified this approach by introducing leaderboards that rank employees based on their AI usage, effectively turning increased consumption into a competitive metric [1].