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title: "How to choose an AI development partner"
description: "Look for a partner who starts from your workflow and how you will measure success, not from a particular tool. Ask them to describe a comparable system they built, how they tested its accuracy, what happened after launch and who maintained it. A good partner proposes a small first phase with a clear go or no-go point, explains where people stay in the loop, writes down data handling and access, and makes sure you own the code, prompts and data at the end."
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# What should a business look for when choosing a partner to build an AI system?
Look for a partner who starts from your workflow and how you will measure success, not from a particular tool. Ask them to describe a comparable system they built, how they tested its accuracy, what happened after launch and who maintained it. A good partner proposes a small first phase with a clear go or no-go point, explains where people stay in the loop, writes down data handling and access, and makes sure you own the code, prompts and data at the end.
## What this means in practice
- Start from your workflow and success measure, not a tool.
- Ask how they tested accuracy and what happened after launch.
- Prefer a small first phase with a clear go or no-go point.
- Get data handling, access and human review in writing.
- Make sure you own the code, prompts and data.
## How Lid Vizion approaches it
We start with the business decision and operating context, define ownership and measurable milestones, then use configuration, integrations, automation, or custom software only where each earns its place.
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