The AI Governance Blind Spot: Logging Without Cost Attribution

Comprehensive telemetry alone cannot ensure responsible AI governance—without cost attribution, organizations cannot make defensible decisions about model routing and resource allocation. This case exposes a critical blind spot: detailed logging of LLM calls becomes meaningless for governance when economic impact remains invisible. Cost must be integrated into the decision trace itself, not treated as external billing metadata, for AI systems to achieve true auditability and accountability.