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Orbyt Labs leader: User research struggles with truly novel AI products

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A product leader from Orbyt Labs argues that traditional user research is ineffective for truly novel AI products, as users can only compare new capabilities to existing analogs. This leads to building faster versions of the past rather than innovating for the future. The author highlights the challenges of rapid iteration and unpredictable changes in the frontier AI landscape, citing personal experiences with model export controls and shifting market dynamics. AI

IMPACT Suggests a need for new product development methodologies for frontier AI, as traditional user research may hinder true innovation.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a product leader discussing challenges in user research for novel AI products.

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Orbyt Labs leader: User research struggles with truly novel AI products

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Justin Bartak ·

    User research can't find a product nobody has seen yet

    <p>In one quarter my best model was export-controlled out of every account for 19 days, then restored, and nobody gave me notice.</p> <ul> <li>The test for a frontier product is one question: could this have shipped 12 months ago, at any budget, with a bigger team? If not, every …

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