Can AI do product hypothesis check with an A/B test?
An expert breakdown of a typical process from public sources, worked out by the same rules as your own check.
0 of 9 steps go to an agent
Goes to an agent (0)
An agent does these steps on its own.
No steps here.
AI drafts, a person checks (5)
AI prepares the work; a person reviews and confirms it.
Choose the OEC and the guardrail metrics
A person signs off: the step needs a formal approval.
Instrument and validate the pipeline: logging, A/A test
A person signs off: the step needs a formal approval.
Randomise and launch on a share of traffic
A person signs off: the step needs a formal approval.
Analysis: significance, segments, SRM and peeking checks
AI drafts it and a person checks: AI only drafts part of what it takes.
- Investigating a cause across heterogeneous sources
Record the result in the experiment database
A person confirms it: the step changes something outside the company.
Stays with people (4)
These steps need a person's judgement or presence.
Formulate the hypothesis: which change affects which metric
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Power calculation, minimum detectable effect and duration
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Monitor the guardrails and stop on harm
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Decide: ship, roll back, or re-run the experiment
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Sources
- ai.stanford.edu · Research
- exp-platform.com · Research
- tandfonline.com · Research
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