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Comparing AI Vendors? Ask These 15 Questions First.
Most AI vendor conversations end with you signing something you don't fully understand. This checklist changes that.
3 of the 15 questions — see the rest in the download:
01
Where does the model actually run, and who controls the infrastructure? If the answer involves "our secure cloud," keep asking.
07
What happens to our data and models if you get acquired, pivot, or shut down? Most vendors have no clause for this. That matters.
15
Will you give us a written statement of everything above — with an attorney, not a salesperson, signing off? If they won't, you know where you stand.
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Why this checklist matters
✓ Vendors who can't answer Q7, Q11, or Q15 clearly are hiding something
✓ Three of these questions have ended deals we thought were done
✓ Legal teams at firms using this checklist have flagged issues before signing
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