Most content teams adopt AI for the same reason: speed. Drafts arrive faster. Output increases. Early wins feel obvious. Then the review cycles kick in. Every draft needs fixes, from tone and messaging inconsistencies to unapproved vocabulary and odd formatting. This is what we call AI drift , and off-brand copy isn't the only consequence. The real cost is the time lost to rework, the growing distrust in AI outputs, and a major productivity tax across the entire team. AI does
