What are AI Tokens? Incentive Nvidia CEO will offer engineers; worth half their salary

 Nvidia’s CEO proposes a new compensation strategy: an annual token budget equivalent to half an engineer’s base salary, on top of their regular pay. This move acknowledges tokens as the new currency of AI work, where usage directly impacts productivity and costs. Companies are increasingly tracking token consumption, making compute access a key recruiting factor. Nvidia’s CEO proposes a new compensation strategy: an annual token budget equivalent to half an engineer’s base salary, on top of their regular pay. This move acknowledges tokens as the new currency of AI work, where usage directly impacts productivity and costs. Companies are increasingly tracking token consumption, making compute access a key recruiting factor.