Perhaps, but then someone would do the same but bill you for 7 hours, someone else would undercut them again, until the price reaches a lower equilibrium.
replyThat is an ethics violation. Even in the pre-AI era, getting caught billing for hours not worked was seriously punished.
reply"7.5 hours - reviewing output"
replySure, if they actually spent 7.5 hours, and it was a reasonable amount of time. If not, perhaps it would be seen as evidence of incompetence.
replyIn the real world, lawyers submit detailed bills and their clients examine them. If you don’t, that’s on you.
How could that be enforced/checked?
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