Speed comes first, verification and responsibility come later.
Inference costs have fallen by 47% in the quarter, and the entry point for adoption and learning continues to expand. At the same time, in South Korea, subcontractors were also affected by AI-based hacking, and an emergency meeting was held. The speed at which the range of use can be expanded and the speed at which defenders can prepare are not progressing at the same pace. Whether in medicine, education, creative writing, or the workplace, reports on what AI can do continue to be reported, but who will verify the results and who will take responsibility will be decided after the results are announced. The half-day events covered in this article challenge readers not so much to the advances in AI themselves, but to the readiness of those on the receiving end of those advances.
The decline in inference costs is clearly visible in the numbers. According to a report by EpochAI, AI inference costs fell 47% in the quarter (chosun.com). The same movement can be seen in prices for users. Macworld reported that a course to learn Claude Code and Cowork will be available for $15 during Deal Days (Macworld). In practice on the user side, when the unit price decreases, the number of trials increases. The entrance fee for students is also getting cheaper. For those deciding to introduce the system, if they plan for this year based on last year's estimates, there is a high possibility that their assumptions will be off.
The field of implementation is not limited to one industry. Like it or not, the first AI election in history is underway (The Boston Globe). In China, AI is flooding screens with microdramas, and viewers are becoming more discerning, according to the South China Morning Post. In Charlevoix, Canada, a grocery store is equipped with AI. Who is looking after the users? (Toronto Sun) In Kashmir, India, SKUAST-K is highlighting everything from AI to drone swarms as future agricultural technologies (Greater Kashmir). An editorial in the Wall Street Journal described the French phenomenon of ``Claude'' as a hot topic in the literary world (WSJ). There are so many different places for introduction, such as elections, video, retail, agriculture, and literature. On the other hand, the reactions from the field are geared toward quality and responsibility, as in the scrutiny of viewers and the question, "Who will take care of them?"
The economic outlook underlying this expansion is also clearly articulated. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the US is likely to be the "big winner" in the AI race (ABC News). This is the speaker's forecast and does not mean that the outcome has been determined. However, if the head of a country's central bank speaks in terms of victory or defeat, it is easy to see the introduction as a prerequisite for keeping up with competition, rather than just a choice of individual companies. When these expectations coincide with a sharp drop in costs, it becomes easier to see that the first to enter has an advantage.
