Executives must navigate not only the direct costs of AI implementation, such as data acquisition and computing resources, but also indirect costs like training staff and restructuring business processes to accommodate AI-driven changes.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4655582-cloudflares-strategic-shift-to-ai-calculated-risk?source=feed_all_articles

I'll start with some color on our net order results and then discuss the progress that we've made on build times and direct costs, followed by a supply chain update.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4612895-kb-home-kbh-q2-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

Opposition parties questioned the expense involved in setting up new ministries, citing an Institute for Government estimate of 15 million pounds ($18 million) per department in direct costs.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2023/02/uk-leader-sunak-shakes-up-govt-to-focus-on-business-energy/

"The flooding events we've just lived through have cost $5 billion in direct costs, and that's money out of everyone's pockets, whether as an individual with damaged assets or a taxpayer who's had public works damaged.

Source: https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/8207705/regional-politicians-support-farmers-call-for-statewide-flood-review/?src=rss

The – we are not seeing some of the direct costs that we saw of COVID where we were testing and time loss for all of that.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4572122-regis-resources-limited-rgrnf-december-2022-quarter-update-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles