Pattern
Build-vs-buy decision framework for AI stack layers
Make conscious build-vs-buy decisions at each layer of the AI stack — application, agent logic, framework, foundation model, infrastructure — with rationale based on strategic value, differentiation potential, and capability fit rather than uniform defaulting.
Classification — Decision framework for build-vs-buy applied separately to each layer of the AI stack.
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