Stop Chasing Models: Build Durable AI Foundations
Oleksii Reutov
AI & Data Science Delivery Excellence Lead
Data Science Group
What’s Trending
The AI race is speeding up, and enterprises are stuck making five-year bets in a market that flips every 90 days. The real question: who’s your partner when the ground shifts? Because chasing the hottest model won’t save you, but flexibility and staying power will.
Market Disruption or Hype?
The LLM market looks mature, but it’s not. We have fragmented ecosystems, constant feature churn, and providers racing to catch momentum. OpenAI’s “code red” is a symptom of this volatility — big players pushing hard to stay relevant while smaller ones fight to survive. The market is hot and unstable, not fully set up.
What’s Being Overlooked?
Most headlines obsess over drama. The real problem is enterprises that make strategic decisions about tech that might not exist in five years. Every 90 days brings new features, new risks, and more complexity. Vendor risk matters more than model benchmarks. Flexibility beats chasing the latest shiny thing.
What It Means for Clients
Don’t get trapped in the 90-day churn. Look for partners who offer adaptability, integration beyond AI, and long-term stability. Hybrid strategies and multi-model approaches reduce risk. The goal isn’t to win the AI race. It’s to build a foundation that lasts.
Opportunities and Hurdles
- Opportunities: explosive innovation and new capabilities
- Hurdles: instability, vendor lock-in, and strategic missteps
- Enterprises need to make decisions for technology that may or may not exist in five years
SoftServe’s Approach
SoftServe focuses on infrastructure, foundation, and performance — not quick wins. We help clients design hybrid architectures, avoid lock-in, and adapt to the 90-day update cycle without losing strategic footing. Our goal: long-term resilience, not chasing hype. Learn best practices for agentic AI success here.
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