Lenny's PodcastSome engineers now spend hundreds of thousands monthly on AI tokens
“You know, at Anthropic, we're starting to see some engineers that are spending hundreds of thousands a month in tokens.”
is higher than their salary? Is that a trend you think we're gonna find and see? You know, at Anthropic, we're starting to see some engineers that are spending
hundreds of thousands a month in tokens. So we're starting to see this a little bit. There's some companies that we're starting to see similar things. Yeah.
Going back to coding, do you miss writing code? Is it something you're kind of sad about that this is no longer a thing you will do as a software engineer? It's funny. For me,
when I learned engineering, for me, it was very practical.
About this clip
Boris Cherny reveals that Anthropic is seeing engineers spending hundreds of thousands of dollars per month on AI tokens, suggesting a future where AI tool costs could exceed salaries. The conversation touches on whether engineers will miss traditional coding as AI transforms the profession.
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Provides concrete data point about the emerging economics of AI-powered development and hints at a fundamental shift in how engineering work is valued and structured.
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