The Token Diaries #3 — Tokenmaxxing Inc.
Reading Time: 6 minutesLeaderboards, mandates and a 50-year-old law: what happens when AI usage becomes the scoreboard, and what companies should count instead.
India’s Consent Managers Open on 13 November. The Office That Registers Them Is Not Staffed
Reading Time: 5 minutesDPDP consent manager registration starts about 13 November 2026, but the Board that takes applications was reported not yet functional.
Resource Competition
Reading Time: 3 minutesAI resource competition, explained as a thought experiment: DeepMind’s apple game, AI pricing agents and the RealPage antitrust case.
The Token Diaries #2 — The Developer’s Ledger
Reading Time: 5 minutesInput, output, cached: three meters run every AI call. How caching, model routing and context tiers cut a developer’s token bill without hurting quality.
Production Diaries #1 — Can three free models beat one?
Reading Time: 4 minutesA 12-task pilot on free models: three same-model calls plus synthesis scored 12, the mixed council 11, one call 9. Inconclusive, and here is why.
Can “Anonymous” AI Data Ever Be Anonymous? You Have Until 30 October
Reading Time: 5 minutesEurope’s draft anonymisation rules decide what “anonymised” really means for AI data. Public comments close 30 October 2026. Here is what they say.
Was This Layoff Because of AI? Now They Have to Sign It
Reading Time: 5 minutesAI is cited in 24% of US layoff announcements in 2026, yet 160+ New York filers never ticked the AI box. Connecticut now makes it a signature.
The Token Diaries #1 — One Token, Many Meanings
Reading Time: 8 minutesA token is about three-quarters of a word, yet developers, employers, investors and governments all read it differently. The map for The Token Diaries.
The Smart Grid’s Revenge: When Power Grid AI Sacrifices Your Gadgets
Reading Time: 3 minutesCan a smart grid AI sacrifice home electronics to stop a blackout? Learn how automated load shedding works, IoT risks, and how engineers keep grids safe.
All Lights Green: The Wild Risk of Reward Hacking in Traffic AI
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat happens if a traffic AI turns all lights green to beat delays? Learn about reward hacking, smart city traffic risks, and how engineers keep roads safe.