After changes to pricing structures for LLM powered code assistants, Mike looks at how a seemingly simple task can burn through tokens when an agent 'looks after it' for you.

Published with three potential titles on a YouTube test:
Extreme Token Use of Agentic AI - Computerphile
Why AI Tokens are so Expensive - Computerphile
What is a token and why does it cost so much? - Computerphile

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This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

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