AI Operations

What happens after the model changes?

A model update can change behaviour without breaking an API. The prompt, retrieved context and tools can change it too. FutureOps helps teams evaluate those changes and retain control once an AI feature is in use.

The demonstration is a small sample.

A convincing output says little about the cases the demonstration did not include. Start with examples that matter to the people using the feature, including the cases where a plausible answer would be wrong.

A release needs more than a model version

Evaluate the whole workflow

Keep representative cases and explicit acceptance criteria. Record the prompt, context and tools alongside the model so a result can be investigated.

Release a change you can identify

Version the parts that affect behaviour. Decide what can be rolled back and what must be stopped if the change is unacceptable.

Learn from actual use

Unexpected outputs should inform the next evaluation. Observation is useful when it produces evidence the team can act on.

Where a person needs to decide

Before a consequential action

An agent calling a tool is doing more than producing text. Agree which actions need approval and what information the reviewer needs.

When the evidence is insufficient

Define when the workflow should pause or hand over. A confident answer does not remove uncertainty.

Put the controls into use

  1. Choose a bounded workflow

    Establish what the feature may do and collect examples that expose its limits.

  2. Review the next change

    Evaluate the proposed release against those examples. Keep the decision and the evidence together.

  3. Revisit the cases

    Use failures and interventions to improve evaluation. The checks need to change as the workflow does.

What does your AI workflow need to get right?

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