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Amazon scraps AI leaderboard to stop workers chasing usage scores

Amazon has removed an internal AI leaderboard that ranked employees based on their usage of artificial intelligence tools, after the system encouraged workers to chase higher scores rather than focus on productivity. The company discontinued the feature following concerns that it was driving counterproductive behavior among staff.

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