Plan for domain immersion. It is not overhead. It is the work.
Budget for golden datasets. They consistently account for 30 to 50% of effort.
Invest in evaluation early. Not after launch.
Integration is the bulk of the work. API plumbing is not glamorous but it is what makes AI real.
Know your problem type. Generative and predictive AI require different approaches.
Keep humans in the loop. Trust is earned through transparency.
