The Hidden Cost of AI Distrust

Organizations invest heavily in AI tools, expecting productivity gains. But there's a hidden tax: verification overhead.

Based on our research across 50 enterprises:

For a 500-person organization:

Verification time: 900 hours/day

Average hourly cost: $50

Daily verification cost: $45,000

Annual verification cost: **$11.7M**

The Trust Dividend

With SOVR's Responsibility Layer:

Investment

SOVR Enterprise: $50,000/year

Implementation: $25,000 (one-time)

Training: $10,000

Savings

Verification reduction: $9.7M/year

Compliance automation: $500K/year

Incident prevention: $200K/year

Net ROI: 138x in Year 1

Quantifiable savings are just the beginning. Qualitative benefits include:

**Employee satisfaction**: Less tedious verification work

**Faster innovation**: AI projects move from pilot to production

**Competitive advantage**: First-mover in responsible AI

**Risk reduction**: Fewer AI-related incidents

1. **Assess**: Calculate your current verification overhead

2. **Pilot**: Start with one high-impact use case

3. **Measure**: Track time savings and error reduction

4. **Scale**: Expand to organization-wide deployment