Attention — Jul 19, 2026
What caught my attention on Jul 19 (1 item).
Monologue: Tokenpocalypse Now | Better Offline
Better Offline (Article:10:46) - Published 2026-07-18 18:00 - Discovered 2026-07-19 10:46
In this monologue, Ed Zitron examines the emerging “tokenpocalypse” within the AI industry, arguing that the current boom is a directionless bubble fueled by cargo-cult adoption rather than sustainable innovation. He highlights a pivotal shift in enterprise AI economics: as of mid-2026, Anthropic and OpenAI began charging large companies the actual cost of AI tokens, ending the era of heavily subs…