Nate B. Jones uses discussion of agent serving costs to argue that price alone does not determine whether an AI agent is worthwhile. He recommends identifying concrete work where an agent can reduce delays, clarify conflicting information or handle recurring tasksWorkflow automation uses software or AI to complete a connected sequence of routine steps with less manual effort..
He suggests testing outputs against known answersEvaluation is the systematic assessment of a system's behaviour or results against explicit criteria. and accounting for review time, tool costs and human contributionsCost per completed task measures the total AI, tool, infrastructure, retry, and repair expense for each verified useful outcome.. His workplace examples illustrate a decision framework rather than a controlled measurement of agent returns.
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