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Implementing AI involves significant Capex, including infrastructure costs that are uniform across regions and industries, and Opex mainly tied to staffing, which varies by region and company size. Planning an AI project typically requires mid-tier and top-tier IT staff and can take hours to weeks.

Opex includes costs for network services, rack space, power, and IaaS capacity. Cloud AI services incur costs for API tokens, data services, and integration. High salaries are typical for AI architects and programmers, while project managers and integration developers earn medium salaries. Change management costs peak in the first year and retraining staff may be necessary to maximize productivity.