Open message to BoD and C-suite of F500 - Do not outsource AI transformations

Open message to Board of Directors and C-suite of Fortune 500 and smaller corporations. Please Do Not outsource AI transformations in companies of your accountability.

Think twice before you make a decision on Where and Who will implement your AI initiatives. Here are 3 serious shortcomings of using external vendor, offshore labor force:

1. Conflict of interest. Since most AI projects directly or indirectly make adjacent job functions redundant thus reducing vendor revenues from underlying services. Whether they will sabotage or build unintended use cases, the goalpost is clearly in out of your favor.
2. AI transformations need cohesive, frictionless implementation. Coordinating multiple time zones, scattered teams without cultural connection will prolong the timeline of implementation, reduce time to value, risk the whole mission.
3. IP, knowledge and operational muscle memory needs to be 100% in house. Agentic AI processes are your new 24x7 co-workers, they need to be managed by your employee. Otherwise if you delegate it to some vendor, you may end up with broken “supply chain“, security issues and constant risk of contingencies. Accountability and process fine tuning to business needs can’t be outsourced while AI co-runs the business with your employees.

But there is a solution to your financial concerns. With modern, AI literate in house teams, you Can stay in budget with smaller and nimble headcount. Extra reward is hard to ignore too - faster delivery, less risks, less contingencies/downtimes, better business alignment.