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Engineering video

0:27 · 11 October 2026

Better Engineering Makes AI Cheaper

Key concepts in this video:

1. Token Spend Optimization

The speaker explains: companies are now optimizing their token spend, which requires changing software architecture to use fewer tokens through engineering changes similar to human software practices like splitting into microservices.

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Transcript

and when this huge subsidized subscription sales are going to be over, you see a lot of companies now they try to optimize their token spend. And when you optimize your token spend, you talk about engineering. Because all of a sudden you need to change your software architecture to be able to develop that with less tokens, which is very similar to the changes you are making as a human. Oh, let's split into microservices.