https://seunghoonchoi.com/tags/verification-time/Recent content in Verification Time on Seunghoon ChoiHugoen-USSun, 21 Jun 2026 17:56:30 +0900https://seunghoonchoi.com/column/ai-hidden-costs/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:56:30 +0900https://seunghoonchoi.com/column/ai-hidden-costs/<p><img src="https://seunghoonchoi.com/images/col-ai-hidden-costs.jpg" alt="Close-up of an old analog electricity meter dial in dim light"></p> <p class="inline-image-caption">The cost of AI includes not only usage fees, but also the time people spend reading and correcting its output.</p> <p>When a company starts using AI heavily, everything seems faster at first. Reports appear sooner. Meeting notes are organized. Emails read better. Everyone says productivity has improved.</p> <p>Then something strange happens. The company produces more, but decisions do not come any faster. Documents multiply, while fewer people take clear ownership. A summary arrives before the meeting, but the meeting lasts just as long. More AI has not made the company faster. It has made the work more complicated.</p>