One Model Isn't Enough: A Portfolio Approach to AI in Retail and CPG

Sharing a new post on AI strategy for retail and CPG. Instead of choosing between open weight and closed weight models, the stronger approach is building a portfolio of both, matched to the task at hand. I walk through how retailers, brands, and RCG startups can make that split in practice, and why Microsoft's model catalog makes it easier to run both types of models together.