Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about AI Economics advisory services, diagnostic tools, Exogram runtime governance, and CareerWin career intelligence.
What is the format of an AI Economics engagement?
All engagements follow a strict diagnostic progression: (1) Rapid Gut-Check ($450), (2) R&D Capital Audit ($7,500), and (3) Enterprise Retainer ($10,000/mo). We deliver written financial risk models, board-ready executive summaries, and deterministic runtime controls.
How do you measure technical debt in financial terms?
We deploy the Product Debt Index (PDI) and AI Provider Efficiency Ratio (A-PER) to convert code-level complexity, context rot rates, and token burn into direct dollar liabilities and gross margin erosion.
Who is Richard Ewing and what is his background?
Richard Ewing is an AI Economist and Founder of Exogram (enterprise AI governance) and CareerWin.ai (career intelligence). He holds an MBA in Finance and BS in Computer Science, with experience scaling tech organizations from $0 to $25M ARR.
What is Exogram and how does it prevent AI billing shock?
Exogram is a deterministic AI governance runtime that enforces policy-as-code at the VPC level. It gates non-deterministic model outputs, caps API token explosion, and prevents prompt injection liabilities before code reaches production.
How does Exogram differ from probabilistic firewalls?
Third-party API firewalls charge latency and token taxes to probabilistically inspect LLM outputs. Exogram uses hard context XML definitions and root-cause schema enforcement to eliminate non-deterministic failure at the architecture layer.
What is CareerWin.ai and how does it fit into the platform?
CareerWin.ai is the individual career intelligence branch of the AI Economics ecosystem. It provides role benchmarks, leveling intelligence, and compensation strategy for engineers, architects, and product leaders.
Have a specific architectural question?
Book a 30-minute Rapid Diagnostic with Richard Ewing to audit your R&D capital and review governance controls.
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