Evals Are Not Unit Tests — Ido Pesok, Vercel v0
This talk introduces the concept of evals at the application layer, distinguishing them from traditional unit tests. It emphasizes that Large Language Models (LLMs) can be unreliable, leading to unexpected failures in AI applications even when basic functionality appears to work. The core thesis is that robust evals are crucial for building reliable AI products by systematically testing and measuring performance across a spectrum of user-driven scenarios.
World's Fair 2025 15 min