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Outline -- When Tests Lie: Using Observability to Keep AI Honest
Speaker: Justin Cormack
Thesis
Justin Cormack argues that tests can give false confidence for AI-shaped systems, so teams need observability, instrumentation, and evidence beyond pass/fail checks to understand behavior.
Concept Map
- Tests as incomplete signals
- Observability
- Instrumentation
- AI behavior evidence
- False confidence
- Operational feedback
Transcript Map
- Section 1: Opening and setup --
L0001-L0100(00:00-03:28) - Section 2: Transcript segment 2 --
L0101-L0200(03:30-06:41) - Section 3: Transcript segment 3 --
L0201-L0300(06:43-10:20) - Section 4: Transcript segment 4 --
L0301-L0400(10:22-14:06) - Section 5: Transcript segment 5 --
L0401-L0501(14:09-17:38) - Section 6: Transcript segment 6 --
L0502-L0601(17:39-20:58) - Section 7: Transcript segment 7 --
L0602-L0701(21:00-24:23) - Section 8: Transcript segment 8 --
L0702-L0801(24:25-28:06) - Section 9: Closing segment --
L0802-L0902(28:09-31:52)
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