Tokenmaxxing scoreboards, the vegan LLM from before 1931, and 30% of the web is now AI-generated
Tokenmaxxing scoreboards, the vegan LLM from before 1931, and 30% of the web is now AI-generated  
Podcast: Dev Interrupted
Published On: Fri May 01 2026
Description: Are you at the top of your company's tokenmaxxing leaderboard yet? This week on the Friday Deploy, Andrew and Ben explore the controversial trend of "tokenmaxxing" sweeping through tech giants like Meta and Disney, as well as GitHub Copilot's shift to usage-based pricing that signals the end of the cheap AI era. The hosts also break down a terrifying incident where a rogue AI agent wiped out a production database and examine a new "vegan" language model trained exclusively on pre-1931 historical data. Finally, they react to a study revealing that 35% of all new websites are now AI-generated and close out the show with the drunk musings of a senior engineer. Read the guide: The APEX FrameworkFollow the show:Subscribe to our Substack Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelLeave us a ReviewFollow the hosts:Follow AndrewFollow BenFollow DanFollow today's stories:An AI Agent Just Destroyed Our Production Data. It Confessed in Writing.Tokenmaxxing Is The Dumbest Metric In Tech Right NowIntroducing talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930Study Finds A Third of New Websites are AI-GeneratedFlipbook is an infinite visual browser generated entirely on demand in real time.Drunk Post: Things I’ve Learned as a Senior EngineerOFFERSStart Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free.Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era.LEARN ABOUT LINEARBAI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production.AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance.AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil.MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.