How early FDE workers are navigating unclear pricing and roles in AI deployment
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Forward-deployed engineers (FDEs), who build and install AI systems for clients, face unclear pricing, scope creep and vague roles inside consulting firms, according to Chinese tech outlet Leiphone (雷峰网).
Leiphone reports that one sales lead cut a planned 1 million yuan AI forecasting project to a 100,000 yuan deal. It also reports that one FDE estimates a supply-chain project would normally cost 400,000 to 600,000 yuan, yet a bid of 8 million yuan was placed for it.
The report is based on accounts from workers in the field, and it does not establish how common such pricing is across the market.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Nov 2, 4:28 AM ET
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AIChinese tech outlet Leiphone reports that forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) doing AI deployment work face unclear pricing, scope creep, and unclear roles inside consulting firms. One sales lead cut a planned million-yuan AI forecasting project to a 100,000-yuan deal, and one FDE reports a bid of 8 million yuan for a supply-chain project that he estimates would normally cost 400,000 to 600,000 yuan.
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