Thinking in the Red: The True Cost of a Thinking Partner

Thinking in the Red: The True Cost of a Thinking Partner

The Cognitive Partner Paradox: Re-evaluating the True Cost and Consequence of AI Reasoning Introduction: The Co-Processor Has Arrived, But the Bill is Coming Due The prevailing metaphor for Artificial Intelligence—that of a “tool”—is now dangerously...
Too cheap to meter—the lie. Margin eater, say hi

Too cheap to meter—the lie. Margin eater, say hi

Economics of Illusion: Selling the Dream The AI reasoning revolution has created an industry-wide economic crisis where hidden reasoning tokens and infrastructure costs are driving unsustainable pricing models. From xAI’s Grok 4 with reasoning tokens costing $15...