Amazon reportedly shuts down ’employee AI leadership board’ and the reason is rising costs that analysts have been warning companies about

Amazon has reportedly shut down its internal leaderboard that tracked employees’ use of AI. According to a Financial Times report, the development comes after Amazon workers tried to boost their scores with unnecessary activity that increased the company’s computing costs. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report said: “Employees at the $2.9tn group were told this week its “Kirorank” service — which scored users of Amazon’s Kiro developer platform based on their AI activity — had been taken offline”. The incident highlights a growing concern for tech companies spending heavily on AI. Analysts have warned that more AI use can also mean higher costs.

Amazon employees reportedly inflated AI usage