One-page planner for the whole meta-playbook: the two tracks (Track A AI in the product vs Track B AI for the build) with the sorting test; the five-stage lifecycle map (plan/ingest, produce/capture, post-produce, deliver, operate/govern) and which capability attaches where; the four sourcing modes (buy API / fine-tune / self-host / build) with the API-vs-self-host crossover formula; the stable-spine-vs-swappable-model rule; the four cost lines (model fee, integration, evaluation, governance); and the governance checklist (EU AI Act Article 50 marking from 2 Aug 2026, C2PA Content Credentials, the assistive-editing exception).
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AI for Video: A Complete Guide to Intelligence in Video Products: From Models and Inference to Computer Vision, Speech, Search, and Generative Video
This decision map splits AI in the product from AI for the build, maps capabilities to five lifecycle stages and gives the API versus self-host crossover. Volume 6 covers the AI feature lifecycle in depth: deployment topologies, model artifacts, computer vision, speech, search and generative video. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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