UPSTREAM TITLE: Vendors asking forward deployed engineers to make good on trillion-dollar AI bet
SHORT SUMMARY: The Register examined the rapid expansion of vendor FDE programs tied to enterprise AI, including AWS’s $1 billion unit and Anthropic’s $100 million training commitment. Gartner and licensing experts warned buyers to define governance, IP ownership, licensing, knowledge transfer, and exit plans because vendor FDEs can create lock-in and expose sensitive operational knowledge.
OUTLET: The Register