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šŸ¤– "So You Want to Talk About AI?"

4 Sept 2026

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šŸ¤– "So You Want to Talk About AI?"

Before we dive into strategy (assuming the business why has been done), I've been starting with two questions:

šŸ­. š—•š˜‚š—¶š—¹š—±š—¶š—»š—“ š—¼š—æ š—Øš˜€š—¶š—»š—“? šŸ”§ Building — Assembling the parts from scratch. Custom-fit to your business outcomes. šŸ“¦ Using — An off-the-shelf tool or service. You work within its capabilities.

šŸ®. š—œš—» š—¼š—æ š—¢š—»? 🧬 In — AI is native, built directly into the capability you're using. šŸ”Œ On — AI is bolted on the side. Loosely coupled, external to the core system. (AI as a plugin)

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Once we've placed the conversation on that map, then we get into the usual suspects: šŸ“Š Data šŸ” Access & Security šŸ› ļø Tools 🧠 Models ...and so on.

šŸ‘‰ What's the first question you ask when someone wants to "talk about AI"?

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