# Guides — Hiring AI Talent, Costs and Enterprise RAG | Super Cat Technology

> Practical guides from Cat Yung on renting a data scientist, fractional AI leadership, hiring an AI expert in the UK or Hong Kong, enterprise RAG and securing AI agents.

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Last modified: 2026-10-06

Guides

# Straight answers on hiring and shipping AI

What AI talent costs, how to check it, and how to get a system into production, written by a practitioner who still ships. Every market figure is sourced and dated.
Written by [Cat Yung](https://www.super-cat.tech/cat-yung), Founder, Super Cat Technology. Last updated 6 October 2026.

## How renting a data scientist works (and what it costs in 2026)

What renting a data scientist means, how an embedded engagement runs week to week, and the 2026 cost math against a full-time hire, with every figure sourced.
Cat Yung · 6 October 2026 Read →

## Fractional CTO vs CAIO vs full-time hire: which AI leader do you need?

What a fractional CTO and a fractional Chief AI Officer each own, what they cost against a full-time CAIO in 2026, and when a permanent executive is the right call.
Cat Yung · 6 October 2026 Read →

## Hiring an AI expert in the UK or Hong Kong

The five ways to bring an AI expert or data scientist into a UK or Hong Kong company, what each costs and suits, and what changes when your data must stay in Hong Kong.
Cat Yung · 6 October 2026 Read →

## Enterprise RAG in Hong Kong: build vs buy

When a Hong Kong RAG platform is enough and when to build retrieval on your own servers: bilingual documents, PDPO and HKMA constraints, the four silent failure modes, and who does what in the market.
Cat Yung · 6 October 2026 Read →

## How to verify an AI engineer’s credentials

What “vetted” really means across AI-staffing marketplaces, the four checks that take under ten minutes, how to read an Upwork Expert-Vetted badge, and the red flags to watch for.
Cat Yung · 6 October 2026 Read →

## Securing an AI agent before it gets tool access

Why the dangerous moment for an AI agent is when it first gets credentials, the six-point pre-tool-access checklist, how an agent security audit differs from a pentest, and its limits.
Cat Yung · 6 October 2026 Read →

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