For people who have worked on artificial intelligence (AI) product before, they will tell you that the process is not simple. From data gathering to model training and deployment, there will be a lot of unforeseen hurdles. Having someone who has been through the process will help you get to your goal a lot of efficiently.
I was fortunate enough to be part of building multiple AI oriented products from the ground up. Especially products related to natural language processing and computer vision is where I have a lot of practical knowledge and experience.