{"slug": "amazon-bins-an-internal-ai-leaderboard-for-its-kiro-employees-because-they-were", "title": "Amazon bins an internal AI leaderboard for its Kiro employees, because they were burning through too many costly tokens", "summary": "Amazon removed an internal AI leaderboard for its Kiro employees after staff used excessive computing tokens to compete for top rankings. The leaderboard, designed to track AI model performance, led to unsustainable token consumption and operational costs. The company's decision reflects growing challenges in managing AI resource usage among large workforces.", "body_md": "Join the club for quick access. Enter your email below and we'll send confirmation, and sign you up to our newsletter.\n\nBy submitting your information, you confirm you are aged 16 or over,\nhave read our\n[Privacy Policy](https://futureplc.com/privacy-policy/)\nand agree to the\n[Terms & Conditions](https://futureplc.com/future-member-terms-and-conditions/). Geographical rules apply.\n\nYour membership journey starts here.\n\nKeep exploring and earning more as a member.\n\nStay Ahead with PC Gamer\n\nGet the biggest gaming news, reviews, and releases straight to your inbox.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-bins-an-internal-ai-leaderboard-for-its-kiro-employees-because-they-were", "canonical_source": "https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/amazon-bins-an-internal-ai-leaderboard-for-its-kiro-employees-because-they-were-burning-through-too-many-costly-tokens/", "published_at": "2026-05-29 16:16:39+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-29 16:34:22.088759+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Amazon", "Kiro"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-bins-an-internal-ai-leaderboard-for-its-kiro-employees-because-they-were", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-bins-an-internal-ai-leaderboard-for-its-kiro-employees-because-they-were.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-bins-an-internal-ai-leaderboard-for-its-kiro-employees-because-they-were.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-bins-an-internal-ai-leaderboard-for-its-kiro-employees-because-they-were.jsonld"}}