● PLAYBOOK // VOL. 25 // SEQ. 10 // SD. 293 // 1 MIN READ

Measuring AI...The Silent Cost of Cheer

Author

NiKole "Technikole" Maxwell

Chief Innovation & Implementation Strategist

Exhibit A
FIG 25.293 // Measuring AI...The Silent Cost of Cheer

Small business owners, entrepreneurs, and non-profit leaders—you’ve made it through the grueling process to future-prep your organization. Your inventory is stocked, your website is holding up (for now), and you’ve got your new AI Agents poised to handle the inevitable chaos of the holiday rush. You think you are ready to manage the volume and deliver personalized service without a hitch nor a Grinch in sight. It sounds like a dream, right?

Pump your brakes Leroy, that deluxe Automation suite powered by AI that you signed up for comes with a dirty little secret: its running the meter . That’s right - you pay for performance and most AI solutions are usage based. You got all the traffic you asked for but this is the moment where the “pay-as-you-go” promise transforms into a terrifying “pay-as-it-blows-up” reality. The silent cost of cheer is about to smack your balance sheet faster than your high school girlfriend under a mistletoe.


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