Tokens Are the Cheap Part — Steve Jamison, Jellyfish
AI spending is up 60x, but the cost per merged PR fell 26%. The key is to combine AI costs with developer salaries to find the true efficiency gain.
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AI spending is up 60x, but the cost per merged PR fell 26%. The key is to combine AI costs with developer salaries to find the true efficiency gain.
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The CAIO role is defined by three sliders: Scientist, Architect, and Coach. Success requires shifting metrics from 'tokens' to AI fluency, agent-consumable products, and agent-proof pricing.
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AI products must pass the 'memo test,' requiring verifiable provenance for every claim, reconciling all numbers, and maintaining clear separation between facts and guesses. Accountability requires a human sign-off.
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The Desktop Frontier argues that frontier AI is moving from data centers to personal hardware. Efficiency, measured by 'impact per parameter,' is key, predicting GLM 5.2 class intelligence on a single RTX 5090 within 18 months.
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