LLM Testing Checklist: 50 Validations Before Production
A financial services startup launched its AI assistant without doing a proper LLM testing checklist. Within 72 hours, it gave three customers dangerous advice, telling them to withdraw their retirement savings and invest in penny stocks. The problem? The advice was completely made up. There was no validation, no factual grounding, just confident and detailed responses that were entirely wrong. The company then spent the next six months addressing regulatory issues and rebuilding customer trust.