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Wharton's Ethan Mollick advises job seekers to ask about a company's AI token budget before accepting a job

Token allowances determine how effectively employees can use AI.

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Ethan Mollick@emollick#181inTech

More true than ever.

9:24 AM · Jun 10, 2026 · 11.2K Views
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Users caution that token budgets for AI model usage at companies will never really be enough, even in generous offers.

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Harley Lewis Foote@harleyfoote_

@emollick I wonder if we're overestimating AI’s impact

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Tery Emilson@emilson_tery

@emollick Sorry, can't commit until I see the benefits package. Is dental covered or just the 200k context window?

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Everlier@Everlier

@emollick Just be aware, it'll never really be enough

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@emollick Soon comp packages will have base equity and tokens. The weird part is the token budget might decide how ambitious the work can actually be

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