A Promise That Was Supposed to Be Simple

For years, the pitch for AI in business was straightforward. Let software catch what humans miss, speed up the paperwork, and the system gets cheaper. A fresh healthcare finding this month shows the opposite can happen, and the reasons behind it point to a genuine AI cost paradox playing out well beyond one industry. This article walks through the specific case, then widens the lens to ask the real question. Is AI actually cutting costs across the US economy, or quietly adding to them?