Own it, even if someone else helps you maintain it

Owning your data, your code and your intellectual property doesn’t mean you have to maintain all of it yourself. If you don’t want that responsibility but still want the ownership, that option is now available.

In the past, you paid people to support your desktop PCs and your Windows network. Nobody thought that meant they owned your computers. They were a third party keeping your equipment running.

“In the past, you paid for people to support your desktop PCs and Windows network. Going forward, you’ll be paying companies to help you support your code base and knowledge vaults.”

The same model applies to what you build with AI. Your code base and your knowledge vault are yours. A partner helps you keep them healthy, and works with your team so you can do more of it yourselves over time. The difference from rented software is simple: if you part ways, everything stays with you.

“Done right, you own it. They are just a third party helping you maintain it, and working with your team to do it yourselves.”