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Microsoft's top AI boss has a message for engineers using GitHub Copilot
Published 8 August 2026 ยท tech
Microsoft EVP Jay Parikh has told engineers that "tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimizing for," in an internal memo first reported by 404 Media
Microsoft EVP Jay Parikh has told engineers that "tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimizing for," in an internal memo first reported by 404 Media. Microsoft has made OpenAI's cheaper GPT-5.6 the default internal model, set AI token budget targets for every division, and given employees dashboards to track individual GitHub Copilot spend. Many engineers, the guidelines note, burn hundreds to thousands of dollars monthly.
Published: August 8, 2026 โข 9:59 AM IST ยท Updated: August 8, 2026 โข 3:32 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Microsoft EVP Jay Parikh has told engineers that "tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimizing for," in an internal memo first reported by 404 Media.
Microsoft has made OpenAI's cheaper GPT-5.6 the default internal model, set AI token budget targets for every division, and given employees dashboards to track individual GitHub Copilot spend.
Many engineers, the guidelines note, burn hundreds to thousands of dollars monthly.