Your evals are your product spec: the most common mistake AI product teams make
realmadhuguru · x · 2026-10-06
- The author argues the most common mistake teams make is treating evals as an additional QA step after the agent is already built.
- Core thesis: AI products are fundamentally different from traditional software—your evals are your product spec, defining upfront what the product should be rather than verifying it afterward.
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