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What are the real costs of running a small AI startup’s product features?

Solo founders need cost models before automating AI workflows.

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What this question needs before publication

Current state: this topic is proposed. A public dossier only appears when the evidence is reviewable, claims are mapped to sources, and a human editor signs off on the final framing.

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What makes this publishable

Publishability checklist

1. Source floor

At least three independently reviewable sources before the question becomes a public claim set.

2. Claim mapping

Claims mapped to source IDs before publication, with caveats separated from supported findings.

3. Human review

Human editor review before a dossier goes public. AI output is never evidence.

When to revisit this question

What changes next

New source appears

Return when a new independently reviewable source appears and can change the source floor.

Status changes

Return when the status changes from proposed to researching, approved, or published.

Challenge gets stronger

Return when a claim can be challenged with better evidence, missing context, or a stronger counter-source.

What can change this status

Evidence changes before status changes

Independent sources

Independent sources can move a proposed question toward approved or researching when they make the question investigable.

Contradictory evidence

Contradictory evidence can keep a claim uncertain instead of publishable until editors separate supported findings from caveats.

Corrections and challenges

Corrections and challenges can reopen human review after publication when they change source confidence or claim wording.

Status changes still require human editorial review. This glossary does not move topics, publish dossiers, or run provider calls.