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AI-BUILD-VS-BUY5 MIN READ

Sort AI components by evolution stage

Sort AI components by maturity so build-versus-buy logic matches component evolution.

Sort each AI component into the Wardley evolution stage that best fits it. Genesis Custom-built Product Commodity A new agent that negotiates compliance exceptions with regulators where no stable category exists yet. A bespoke claims-severity rubric trained from internal expert review and appeal outcomes. A managed vector database with many vendors, standard APIs, and predictable pricing tiers. Cloud GPU capacity bought on competitive terms for standard model inference. A customer-specific escalation workflow that changes by enterprise contract and legal region. Off-the-shelf meeting transcription and generic action-item extraction. A research prototype for AI-mediated labor-relations scenario planning with no proven operating model.…

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