AI adoption
This is not the time to back one AI horse
A lot of technologists are currently being forced to make decisions, declarations, and builds around AI that they are simply not ready to make.
A lot of technologists are currently being forced to make decisions, declarations, and builds around AI that they are simply not ready to make.
The dust hasn’t settled. The patterns are barely emerging. Yet many companies are driven by the fear of missing outFOMO - is such a powerful driver, and are jumping on the bandwagon of rapid AI adoption.
One vendor, one invoice
I recently became aware of a company consolidating almost all of its AI spend into a single coding tool. I understand the urge - remove the chaos and the noise - back one horse and get one invoicetempting, I get it. Superficially it might even look less risky.
But this is not the time to be putting all your eggs into a single basket; often a single, proprietary, closed piece of software.
Embrace the chaos
don’t back yourself into a corner with one vendor when the market is still movingWhen a market is in flux, sometimes you have to just embrace the chaos, because it is from the chaos that deeper understanding emerges. You’ll start to see the patterns, and you start to make better, more informed decisions.
But you can’t stay flexible and benefit from rapid advancements if you get stuck in an early, single vendor lock-inthis seems the obvious thing to avoid at all costs right now.
My own journey
Personally, I’m on the same journey. I don’t want to build my understanding of AI around any single provider’s proprietary infrastructure, because then I’ll be locked in.
To experience the changing landscape and grow my understanding as AI grows, I need to avoid early, single vendor lock-inSo do you. And so does your company. at all costs.
This is the moment to have the flexibility to learn, to understand, to observe, and to see how this plays out. Don’t limit your potential by locking yourself and your company into one ecosystem.