Analyst: Stop Chasing New AI Models, Match by Task and Cost

David Linthicum argues most AI models have reached feature saturation: for routine enterprise tasks, older models perform comparably at a fraction of the cost, so firms should use a vetted shortlist matched to task, risk, and cost rather than chasing every new release.

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