Do we really need an AI department? Or is it more practical to find the right partners?
As AI becomes a crucial keyword for corporate transformation, many companies start pondering: "Should we establish an AI department?"
This seems logical, but in reality, building a truly effective AI department is often more challenging, expensive, and slower to yield results than you might expect.
This article does not deny the value of AI departments, but it serves as a reminder: rather than building from scratch, consider partnering with the right technology expert to implement first before scaling up.
Challenges in Building an AI Department
The process includes various challenges such as:
- Talent Scarcity: Finding skilled AI engineers, data scientists, and MLOps experts is a high-demand, high-wage requirement.
- Interdepartmental Integration: The AI team often struggles with language barriers when interacting with IT, business, or product management departments.
- Slow Implementation: Transitioning from model testing to aligning processes can take longer than expected, making it difficult to calculate ROI.
- Huge Budget Pressure: Investing in high salaries and equipment costs before seeing any outcomes can be daunting for organizations of all sizes.
These challenges are not easily resolved by small, medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), or large corporations' department heads.
A More Practical Option: Partnering with AI Experts
Instead of dedicating a year to "building a team," consider investing three months in "getting things done" by partnering with NT Tech. With this collaboration, you can:
- Access technical resources through project-based or service-oriented agreements without long-term commitments
- Rapidly implement AI assistants, vector databases, and RAG frameworks to enhance your capabilities
- Synchronize with departmental workflows and conduct training for a smooth transition and internalization of AI technologies
- Engage in co-creation projects where your team can learn as they do, setting the stage for future autonomous expansion
You don't need to form an AI department immediately. Your priority should be practical implementation followed by consideration for growth.
NT Tech's Role: Your Dedicated AI Technology Partner
NT Tech specializes in the private introduction of AI technologies, offering services such as:
- Building an internal AI assistant system (Chat UI + vector database + RAG)
- Customized data processing and prompt engineering with memory modules
- Designing AI use cases tailored to your department's tasks
- Comprehensive technical support combined with user education, ensuring both the coding process and practical implementation
Investing millions in an AI team might seem attractive, but consider allocating a portion of your budget for the development of AI systems capable of creating real efficiency and value.
