Quick cards for AI build-versus-buy
Recall the four practical tests that shape an AI build, buy, hybrid, or wait decision.
Core recall When is building AI most defensible? When the owned layer creates user-visible advantage, risk control, or a proprietary learning loop the market cannot easily supply. Strategic importance alone is not enough; the owned layer must change outcomes. Build versus buy test A component can be important and still be bought. If AI is strategic, we should own the whole thing. Executive build-versus-buy debate Use this line I agree AI is strategic; that is why we should own the layer where advantage or accountability compounds, not every mature layer underneath it. Do not answer with buy everything. The point…
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