---
id: "quote-ready-to-use-tools"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ Training for a Marathon When You Can Only See Two Feet Ahead"]
tags: ["llms", "strategy"]
related: ["claim-proprietary-models-not-competitive-advantage"]
speaker: "Steve Tulenko"
speakers: ["Steve Tulenko"]
sources: ["execution"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-execution"
originDay: 8
articleStem: "hbr-cl-93-legacy-financial-all-in-genai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/03/how-a-legacy-financial-institution-went-all-in-on-gen-ai"
sourceTitle: "How a Legacy Financial Institution Went All In on Gen AI"
---
# LLMs as Ready-to-Use Tools

## Quote — LLMs as Ready-to-Use Tools

> "We considered these models as 'ready-to-use' tools for leverage, not as inscrutable black boxes requiring months of analysis."

**— [[entity-steve-tulenko|Steve Tulenko]]**

### Context
The build-vs-buy stance in one line. → [[claim-proprietary-models-not-competitive-advantage]], [[contrarian-off-the-shelf-over-proprietary]], [[concept-ai-orchestration-layer]].