Build Vs. Buy: The AI Agent Landscape for Businesses

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AI Business addresses the evolving build-versus-buy decision as enterprises evaluate AI agent platforms. The article notes that as generative AI evolves into agentic AI, the decision depends on factors including business size, specific use cases, and strategic priorities. However, only an introductory paragraph is available from the feed — the full analysis, vendor comparisons, and decision frameworks referenced in the headline are not recoverable from the excerpt. The shift to agentic systems raises the stakes considerably: agents that take actions and coordinate workflows require deeper integration than simple chatbot deployments, making vendor lock-in and customization concerns more acute than in the chatbot era. The build path means higher upfront engineering cost but greater control over agent behavior and data handling; the buy path offers speed to deployment but potential dependency on a vendor whose roadmap and pricing you do not control.