Ask suppliers to respond to one concrete task in your existing software. A broad AI portfolio gives less evidence than a relevant, bounded proposal.
Share the application context
Provide permitted inputs, expected outputs and integration constraints. Identify reviewers and unresolved decisions. Keep data access tied to the investigation.
Require useful deliverables
Request evaluation cases, failure examples and the proposed data flow. The supplier should state recurring operating work and internal responsibilities.
Compare the pilot
Review accepted outcomes and correction effort. Ask whether another engineer can maintain the integration from its handover. Avoid treating an impressive demonstration as a substitute for product-specific access checks, deployment evidence and documented limitations.
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