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Validation is a product capability

In high-stakes domains, evidence and accountability are part of the platform—not a side project.

The thesis

Validation is not a phase at the end. It’s a capability you build into the product lifecycle—so teams can trust the system, iterate safely, and scale responsibly.

What “validation” means in practice

  • Real-world evaluation: behavior under realistic conditions, not demo prompts.
  • End-to-end experience: how the capability changes decisions and work—not just output quality.
  • Clinician-in-the-loop: structured review that clarifies accountability.

Practical building blocks

  • A shared evaluation rubric (what “good” means)
  • Pre-release gates (what must be true before rollout)
  • Monitoring and escalation paths (what happens when the system is wrong)
  • A learning loop (how feedback changes the system)

Why this matters

When evidence is designed into the platform, teams can move faster and safer.