What is AI evaluation?
A written set of test cases and the criteria for a correct answer, run against the system so you can tell whether a change made it better or worse.
Also called evals.
In one sentence
A written set of test cases and the criteria for a correct answer, run against the system so you can tell whether a change made it better or worse.
Why it matters to a business
This is the single most skipped step and the most common reason a pilot never ships. Without it nobody can prove the new version is an improvement, so the team keeps swapping models and hoping.
Real examples
- Braintrust
- LangSmith
- Promptfoo
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Evaluation, in questions
The same answer, in the shape people ask it.
What is AI evaluation?
A written set of test cases and the criteria for a correct answer, run against the system so you can tell whether a change made it better or worse.
Why does Evaluation matter to a business?
This is the single most skipped step and the most common reason a pilot never ships. Without it nobody can prove the new version is an improvement, so the team keeps swapping models and hoping.
What are examples of Evaluation?
Braintrust, LangSmith, Promptfoo.
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