QLD AI Hub Townsville - All About the Tokens

Leveraging AI Without Going Broke

Ever hit an AI usage limit just as you were making some progress?

When you pay a monthly subscription for ChatGPT or Claude, it’s easy to assume that tokens are basically free.

But once you start using AI for longer conversations, coding, application building or automation, those tokens can become a costly experience.

At our next Queensland AI Hub Townsville event on 17 September, we’ll make sense of what’s happening beneath the surface and show you how to get better value from your AI budget.

Featuring expert insights from:

Dr Dianna Hardy, Director of Deep Data Academy

Dianna will unpack:

• What tokens are, how they’re counted and why they’re the currency of AI

• Why long conversations and AI coding can use far more tokens than the visible response suggests

• How to reduce token use without limiting what you can build

• When a subscription or API makes more sense

• Why you should keep secure, auditable records of what AI creates and changes

Join us for practical insights, food and good conversation.