Meta has told engineers that AI usage will no longer count toward performance reviews, ending the tokenmaxxing era inside the company. New guidance says managers will not use AI adoption dashboards or token counts to judge impact, and will assess output instead.

The shift follows months of mandatory AI tools, internal token leaderboards, a keystroke tracking programme, and a lawsuit over the old AI Native ratings.

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