Any project can get stuck because of a hurdle either minor or major. Sometimes we get too worried about those hurdle that we fail to notice the clear solutions apparent to those not involved in the project.
What I will help you with is the list of solutions that are possible for the hurdle that has gotten you stuck in your AI project. By thinking outside of your ecosystem, I might be able to list down those options which your team being inside that said ecosystem might have never imagined.