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Amazon employees are using internal AI tools to inflate usage metrics

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Editor's take: Like many major technology companies attempting to turn "dumb" AI models into profitable tools, Amazon is reportedly engaging in questionable accounting practices. According to internal sources, the company is now actively encouraging employees to inflate usage metrics to sustain momentum in its AI business efforts.

Three Amazon employees told The Financial Times that the company's internal AI usage metrics are likely inflated. According to the sources, employees are using MeshClaw, Amazon's internal AI platform, to perform non-essential tasks in an effort to make a stronger impression on managers.

The OpenClaw-inspired MeshClaw tool gives "Amazonians" a way to run local AI agents on their own hardware. Amazon is currently deploying the technology more broadly, enabling users to automate a larger portion of their daily work.

Some employees are indeed doing just...

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