Cost

Week 43 · 19-25 Oct

3 sources filed · EN 1 · JA 2

  • B

    Hard-to-read DB schemas make AI development cost 1.9x

    Seven contrasts: naming (orders vs ord), column comments, value meaning ('cancelled' enum vs sts = 9), type (datetime vs char(14)), foreign keys, soft delete (deletedat vs dflg = 'Y'), and price columns (unitpriceexcludingtax vs prca).

    1.9xcost and output tokens for the obscured schema versus the readable one ($0.41 vs $0.21 per run)

  • B

    Automating sentiment on all X mentions with Jev

    Three questions per post: relevance (is the service the subject, not just named), one of eight categories, and five-level sentiment with an instruction to read sarcasm by intent.

    ~$5/monthJev classification cost; X API reads at $0.005 per post are the main expense

Week 42 · 12-18 Oct

2 sources filed · ZH 1 · JA 1

July 2026

1 source filed · EN 1

  • B

    Structural Cost Advantage with Applied AI

    82% of CEOs are more optimistic about AI's ROI than a year ago; 72% say they are the main AI decision maker, twice last year.

    5% / 60%companies generating AI value at scale versus those reporting no material gains