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AI Build, Buy or Co-develop Decision
Decide whether to buy, co-develop or build, and see which EU AI Act role that puts you in.
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What it is
A short guided decision that takes you through up to four questions: whether a product on the market already meets your need, whether the system would touch a decision about a person, whether you hold the capability to build and maintain an AI system over its whole life and whether your data supports it. Each route ends in a recommendation with the obligations attached to it.
It is for the people who own the decision before procurement starts: heads of operations, IT and digital leads, and the internal AI owner asked whether to buy or build. It is also useful in reverse, as a check on a route already chosen but not yet signed.
How it works
- Define the gap. Write down what the system must do before you look at any vendor.
- Check the market. Establish whether a product does the job as its vendor intends it to be used.
- Test your capability honestly. Building includes testing, documenting and monitoring for years, not shipping once.
- Check your data. Volume, quality and lawful provenance decide whether building is even possible.
- Read the role, not just the route. Each option carries a different set of obligations.
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