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AI support assistants need outcome-based evaluation, not just groundedness

This article discusses the importance of evaluating the performance of AI applications, particularly support assistants, by focusing on whether they deliver the promised outcomes within their defined limits. It suggests a structured approach to evaluation, starting with clearly defining the desired behavior and then determining the evidence needed to verify it. The author emphasizes separating answer correctness from groundedness, noting that a correct answer based on outdated information can still be wrong for the task. The piece also advises evaluating abstention separately and checking retrieval mechanisms before blaming the prompt, recommending metrics like recall and precision for assessing retrieval performance. AI

IMPACT Provides guidance on how to effectively evaluate AI applications, focusing on outcome verification and distinguishing between correctness and relevance.

RANK_REASON Article discusses evaluation methodologies for AI applications, offering opinion and guidance rather than reporting a specific event.

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AI support assistants need outcome-based evaluation, not just groundedness

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Lukas Walter ·

    What Should You Actually Evaluate?

    <p>Evaluate whether the application delivered the promised outcome, within its permissions and runtime limits. A good answer is one part of that result.</p> <p>A support assistant can write an accurate reply and save it to the wrong ticket. Or it can cite an obsolete policy and g…