Sam Altman calls AI tokens a ‘kind of fake unit’ for measuring business value
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OpenAI's CEO says token counts miss what companies actually get from AI, even as customers keep choosing token-based pricing The CEO of the company selling the most famous AI tokens on Earth just told everyone not to take them too seriously. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described AI tokens as a “kind of fake unit” when it comes to business value. The comments came during a recent podcast appearance on Cheeky Pint alongside John Collison, dated October 31, 2026, in the research findings. First, a quick primer.
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