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Do you build AI solutions in-house? Buy them from a specialized vendor? Or blend both? Richard Davis, CEO and co-founder of Inference Group, joins host Christine Babington Smith, MBA on the latest episode of Decision Loop to make the case for a more structured approach to one of enterprise AI's most debated decisions. He explains why AI initiatives so often stall between pilot and production, before offering a practical framework for the build vs. buy decision. Richard offers a simple guiding principle: if the AI capability is critical to your competitive differentiation as a business, build it. If not, let a specialist vendor handle it. But for most enterprises, he suggests, the answer is rarely binary. The episode covers how to run a true cost-benefit analysis across all three approaches, why lifetime maintenance costs often get missed in the initial build decision, and what separates the organizations that will move quickly with AI from those that won't. Episode 3 of Decision Loop is out now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Link in comments.