Should Your Business Host Its Own AI?


A business leader in West Michigan runs his company’s annual planning on AI he owns outright: a Mac Studio, open source models, and no cloud subscription. His reasons were security and predictable costs. This week Mitch, Mike, and Matt ask whether he’s onto something. We cover why on-prem AI isn’t new, what you take on when you own it, and the short list of situations where it beats the cloud. Our take: for most organizations, it doesn’t. Fair warning, it was a Monday afternoon recording, and we end up debating AI appliances, eternal life, and baked beans.
Should Your Business Host Its Own AI?
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