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Glossary entry

Return on scarce capacity

Expected net AI value divided by the load a project places on the binding constraint, such as review hours, change slots, risk capacity, compute budget or executive attention.

Why it matters

Two projects with the same return on cost can differ tenfold in return on scarce capacity. It ranks work; it does not state a value.

A proposed heuristic of AI Economics Hub. Illustrative figures only.