AI Token Economics

📖 Saving Tokens series (four parts): Part 1: Why your AI gets dumber the more you chat · Part 2: Don’t boot up a supercomputer if an abacus will do · Part 3: Setting up a clean desk for your AI · Part 4 (this post, the finale) We’ve arrived at the final post of the series. Over the first three parts, we went from “why your AI gets dumber the more you chat” all the way to “when not to use AI” and “how to clean up its desk.” This post is about the moment you actually spend the money: how to make every penny count. ...

📖 Token Saving Series (4 parts): Part 1: Why your AI gets dumber the longer you chat · Part 2 (This post) · Part 3: Clearing a clean desk for your AI · Part 4: I built a budget dashboard for my AI In the previous post, we talked about how longer AI chats get more expensive and dumber, along with three ways to save right now. This post takes it a step further to discuss a more fundamental divide: ...

📖 The Token Saving Series (4 parts): Part 1: Why your AI gets dumber the more you chat · Part 2: If an abacus works, don’t boot up a supercomputer · Part 3 (This post) · Part 4: I built a budget dashboard for my AI The first two posts were still at the “everyone can use this” level. Starting with this one, I’ll show you the setup on my computer that I’ve endlessly tinkered with. ...

📖 Token Saving Series (4 parts in total): Part 1 (this post) · Part 2: If an Abacus Works, Don’t Boot Up a Supercomputer · Part 3: Organizing a Clean Desk for AI · Part 4: I Installed a Budget Dashboard for AI You’ve definitely had this experience: you chat with ChatGPT or Claude for an afternoon, and the longer it goes, the more sluggish it gets. It replies slower, suddenly “forgets” what you said earlier, or even starts talking in circles. ...