Have these experts agreed to participate?
No. Their published work or linked recorded conversations establishes relevance only; invitation, availability and quotation approval remain outstanding.
Can we publish the answer outlines under their names?
No: the outlines are desk-authored prompts, not interview answers. Use the published reference for attributed claims and add an expert response only after it is actually supplied and approved.
Should a platform founder discuss cost?
Yes, with the commercial perspective disclosed and assumptions checked. The compute-economics conversation is informative, but a buyer still needs its own workload and contract prices.
Do we need a separate legal expert?
Where legal scope or rights determine the purchase, obtain appropriately qualified advice. The current Colorado law illustrates why technical expertise alone does not settle a jurisdiction-specific classification.
What makes an interview useful to procurement?
It should identify an evidence requirement, stop condition or next experiment the buyer can act on. Evaluation guidance provides examples of measurable testing questions; a confident general opinion is not acceptance evidence.