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What is the next practical action?

Frontier Development research deskSection 05 · Page 8 of 12Last updated 26 October 2026

Build a capability coverage sheet for your proposed pilot. Put a named internal owner or contracted supplier against every row, then flag missing review, data and operational responsibilities. Hire or commission against the gap that blocks the next decision, rather than using “LLM engineer” as a catch-all specification.

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