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Evals Are the New PRD, Expedia's AI Chief Tells VB Transform 2026
"The new PRD are the evals," Xavi Amatriain, Expedia Group's first chief AI and data officer, told the VB Transform 2026 audience last week in Menlo Park.
Why It Matters
Introduces novel architectures or algorithmic optimization methodologies that challenge existing scaling limits.
Implications
- Offers theoretical blueprints that could reduce compute requirements for future model iterations.
- Pushes model capabilities closer to robust reasoning, math, and multi-step planning.
Strategic Outlook
Illustrates that algorithmic improvements can yield gains comparable to scaling hardware clusters.
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