Behind the Craft Is This the First AI Analyst That Actually Works? | James Evans (Amplitude)
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Jul 6, 2025 James Evans, Head of AI for Amplitude, explores groundbreaking AI analytics that could revolutionize product monitoring. He discusses the current shortcomings of AI data analysts and shares insights on developing 'goal-specific agents' for optimized decision-making. Evans emphasizes the significance of user feedback in crafting effective AI tools and addresses the evolving nature of AI in analytics. He also tackles concerns about AI potentially displacing jobs in data science while advocating for human creativity in decision-making.
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Data Quality Bottleneck in AI Analytics
- The main challenge for AI analysts is data quality and integrating into human workflows.
- AI can replicate human analyses if given unlimited time, but not yet truly innovate autonomously.
Unlimited Time Trumps Unlimited Intelligence
- Many users lack time or skills to dig deep into analytics tools like Amplitude.
- AI agents offering unlimited time to explore data can significantly boost insight generation.
Goal-Specific AI Agents Demo
- Amplitude built goal-specific AI agents tailored to optimize key product areas like web conversion or onboarding.
- These agents autonomously analyze events, identify issues, and propose experiments to improve product metrics.