AI Adoption Without the Hidden Costs 💰💰💰 AI is transforming industries, but unchecked adoption can lead to skyrocketing costs and unreliable results. At #YYCDataCon2025, our CEO Kelly Cherniwchan shared how businesses can sidestep these pitfalls by choosing AI solutions that are cost-efficient, accurate, and built for real-world use. Our solution at Chata.ai? ✅ 99.8% lower costs with CPU inference vs. GPU-heavy LLMs ✅ Zero hallucinations with deterministic AI, trained on your database schema Read David Potter’s full article on Digital Journal #ChataAI #ProactiveAnalytics #CostEffectiveAI
AI is full of promise — but also full of hidden costs, risks, and failures when implemented without a plan. At #YYCDataCon 2025, produced by YYC Data Society, Kelly Cherniwchan, CEO of Chata.ai, shared a wake-up call for companies eager to jump into AI. An NFL team reportedly burned through a full year’s budget in just one month because they underestimated the costs of generative AI. And that’s just one example. Without the right safeguards, AI-generated errors can quickly spiral, creating compliance challenges and unexpected costs — especially in regulated industries. Cherniwchan laid out how decision-makers can avoid these costly mistakes and ensure AI investments actually deliver, including: ✔️ Understanding the true cost of AI, from training to maintenance ✔️ Implementing AI governance to avoid legal and compliance pitfalls ✔️ Using checkpoints to stop hallucinations from spiraling ✔️ Exploring emerging AI architectures beyond GenAI Before you dive in, ask yourself: What problem am I really trying to solve, and is AI the best way to solve it? Read the full story by David Potter on Digital Journal here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gSADvvn9 -- Want more innovation news in your inbox? 💌 Subscribe to the Digital Journal newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gT-y69vE
