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Your AI Budget Needs A Dashboard Before It Needs A Raise

๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ. ๐Ÿ‘€ Ramp's latest reading shows token spend down 5.2% while the number of tokens used went up. The explanation on offer is price competition between the big labs, which means the saving arrived from outside the business entirely. This week on ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง: ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐  ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ง ๐›๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ. A discount you did not plan for is a discount you will not keep, unless somebody is watching the bill. KPMG surveyed more than 2,100 senior leaders across 20 countries and found which habits separate the organisations with an established return from the ones still experimenting. Inside the episode: ๐Ÿ”ด 77% of the established group track AI costs on a dashboard, against 43% of the experimenters ๐Ÿ”ด 73% run a cost review at the point a project gets approved, against 50% ๐Ÿ”ด 46% set usage or token budgets, against 31% ๐Ÿ”ด Shopify Canvas, building a store by chatting, and why the price of a first draft is heading toward zero everywhere at once ๐Ÿ”ด Why a $4,999 desktop machine earns its place only for work you run constantly Cheaper AI is arriving on its own. Keeping the saving is the job. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Stream on : โ–ถ๏ธ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SMBAIHUB โ–ถ๏ธ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03455lXXM29joyuucQkkyq โ–ถ๏ธ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/b93fd52f-bc53-4ee9-98d7-3b9e10ea0e6f/ai-breakdown โ–ถ๏ธ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/ai-breakdown/id6799578599 โ–ถ๏ธ iHeart Radio : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-ai-breakdown-340815159/ โ–ถ๏ธ Web: smbaimagazine.com โ–ถ๏ธ Web: smbaipodcast.com Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered as direct financial or business advice. Always consult with a qualified professional for advice specific to your situation. This is an Independent commentary. Third-party excerpts are credited on screen or in the show notes. Some voices in this program are AI-generated.

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๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ. ๐Ÿ‘€

Ramp's latest reading shows token spend down 5.2% while the number of tokens used went up. The explanation on offer is price competition between the big labs, which means the saving arrived from outside the business entirely.

This week on ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง:

๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐  ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ง ๐›๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ.

A discount you did not plan for is a discount you will not keep, unless somebody is watching the bill. KPMG surveyed more than 2,100 senior leaders across 20 countries and found which habits separate the organisations with an established return from the ones still experimenting.

Inside the episode:

๐Ÿ”ด 77% of the established group track AI costs on a dashboard, against 43% of the experimenters
ย 

๐Ÿ”ด 73% run a cost review at the point a project gets approved, against 50%
ย 

๐Ÿ”ด 46% set usage or token budgets, against 31%
ย 

๐Ÿ”ด Shopify Canvas, building a store by chatting, and why the price of a first draft is heading toward zero everywhere at once
ย 

๐Ÿ”ด Why a $4,999 desktop machine earns its place only for work you run constantly

Cheaper AI is arriving on its own. Keeping the saving is the job. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

Stream on :

โ–ถ๏ธ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SMBAIHUB

โ–ถ๏ธ Spotify:ย  https://open.spotify.com/show/03455lXXM29joyuucQkkyq

โ–ถ๏ธ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/b93fd52f-bc53-4ee9-98d7-3b9e10ea0e6f/ai-breakdown

โ–ถ๏ธ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/ai-breakdown/id6799578599

โ–ถ๏ธ iHeart Radio :ย  https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-ai-breakdown-340815159/

โ–ถ๏ธ Web: smbaimagazine.com

โ–ถ๏ธ Web: smbaipodcast.com

Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered as direct financial or business advice. Always consult with a qualified professional for advice specific to your situation. This is an Independent commentary. Third-party excerpts are credited on screen or in the show notes. Some voices in this program are AI-generated.

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