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Defining What Counts as AI Spending

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Defining What Counts as AI Spending

Chief information officers are revising budget models to account for artificial intelligence (AI) costs that span model access, agents, data preparation, and governance across their organizations. Traditional software and cloud budget categories no longer capture these expenses, prompting finance teams to develop new tracking mechanisms for experimentation, consumption control, and return on investment measurement.

Why it matters: CIOs and finance teams must establish spending frameworks now to prevent uncontrolled AI deployment costs and ensure governance aligns with organizational risk tolerance.

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