28 October 2026
Amazon issues AI guidelines for software engineers, discouraging token overuse
First reported
CNBC ran this on , a day before the next source picked it up.
- Amazon sent its software engineers a memo laying out how they should use AI tools, published on its website this week.
- Amazon said measures like token usage and adoption rates remain "deeply flawed" ways to judge AI use, though it did not tell staff to ignore them.
How it was covered
Simon WillisonDaily notes and links
A quoted Amazon guideline on engineers' use of AI tooling
Reported by CNBC