The 404 Media Podcast

The Tokenpocalypse Is Here

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We start this week with Joseph’s story about the Tokenpocalypse, which is companies scrambling to stop spending so much on AI after providers started charging per AI token. After the break, Joseph and Emanuel tell us about the ways companies are trying to do this, including using a tool to make their LLMs talk like cavemen. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel explains how entirely fake AI-generated flowers are all over eBay, Etsy, and Amazon.


  • The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI
  • Companies Are Making Claude and Codex Talk Like Cavemen to Stop
  • AI’s Soaring CostsScammers Sell Seeds for Exotic AI-Generated Flowers That Don’t Exist


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