The Biggest AI Talent Challenge Is Resilience, Not Speed
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Framing the core AI talent challenge as resilience—vendor‑agnostic infra and adaptable teams—rather than speed is a quiet rebuke to hyperscaler lock‑in. CTOs should be rewarding engineers who can swap models and clouds without drama, not just those who ship the flashiest demo.
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