Perverse Incentives
Many AI coding assistants, including Claude Code, charge based on token count – essentially the amount of text processed and generated. This creates what economists would call a “perverse incentives(삐뚤어진 유인책)” – an incentive that produces behavior contrary to what’s actually desired. Let’s break down how this works: It might be difficult for AI companies to prioritize code conciseness when their revenue depends on token count. There’s clearly something going on where the more verse the LLM is, the better…