This book views tokens as a crucial unit of measurement in the age of artificial intelligence, discussing their role in information processing, resource consumption, and value calculation within large-scale models. The author argues that tokens are not only units of computation within technological systems but are also influencing the cost structure, business models, and market competition within the AI industry. The book explores multiple dimensions, including consumption, value, cost, demand, competition, business, and institutional factors, analyzing how tokens are produced and consumed, how they impact business operations and the industrial ecosystem, and further discussing their potential impact on digital trade, national competition, and economic governance.
本书将Token视为人工智能时代的重要基础计量单位，讨论它在大模型的信息处理、资源消耗与价值计算中的作用。作者认为，Token不仅是技术系统中的运算单位，也正在影响AI产业的成本结构、商业模式与市场竞争。全书从消耗、价值、成本、需求、竞争、商业和制度等多个维度展开，分析Token如何被生产和消耗，如何影响企业运营与产业生态，并进一步讨论其对数字贸易、国家竞争和经济治理可能带来的变化。
本书将Token视为人工智能时代的重要基础计量单位，讨论它在大模型的信息处理、资源消耗与价值计算中的作用。作者认为，Token不仅是技术系统中的运算单位，也正在影响AI产业的成本结构、商业模式与市场竞争。全书从消耗、价值、成本、需求、竞争、商业和制度等多个维度展开，分析Token如何被生产和消耗，如何影响企业运营与产业生态，并进一步讨论其对数字贸易、国家竞争和经济治理可能带来的变化。
