‘Vanity Metric’: Cognizant CEO Criticizes AI ‘Tokenmaxxing’ Trend, Commits to Hiring 20,000 College Grads
The CEO of global IT services firm Cognizant is pushing back against widespread predictions that AI will eliminate entry-level positions, announcing plans to hire over 20,000 college graduates in 2026. He also criticized the trend of focusing on AI usage, which he calls a vanity metric.















