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AI Rollout Strategy and Phased Launches Interview Questions

How to launch an AI feature safely: canary percentages, phased rollouts to large user bases, and why passing evals is not a reason to ship to everyone on day one. Asked of AI PMs and AI engineers.

  • 22 questions with model answers
  • 7 intermediate · 15 advanced

Intermediate AI Rollout Strategy and Phased Launches Questions

  1. What percentage would you start a canary at, and how do you decide?Calculation
  2. Explain the difference between a feature flag rollout and a model rollout.Concept
  3. How do you choose which users go first?Concept
  4. What is the risk of an internal-only launch phase, and what does it catch?Concept
  5. What communication should accompany each rollout phase?Concept
  6. Describe the on-call arrangement you would want during an AI rollout.Concept
  7. What is the difference between rolling out a new feature and rolling out a quality improvement?Concept

Advanced AI Rollout Strategy and Phased Launches Questions

  1. Design the rollout plan for an AI feature going to two million users.Case
  2. What metrics gate each stage of a phased rollout?Concept
  3. Describe the rollback criteria you would set before launch.Artifact critique
  4. How long should each rollout phase last, and what determines it?Concept
  5. Explain how rollout differs when quality varies by user segment.Case
  6. Design the rollout for a feature where the failure mode is reputational rather than technical.Case
  7. How do you roll out to a segment whose data distribution you have never tested on?Case
  8. Critique a plan that rolls out to 100 percent on day one because the evals passed.Artifact critique
  9. How does rollout planning change for an agent with real-world side effects?Concept
  10. Explain the role of a holdback group after full rollout.Concept
  11. What should you do when the canary looks fine but you have a bad feeling?Interview
  12. How do you roll out a feature that only shows value after weeks of use?Case
  13. How would you handle a rollout where cost scales faster than expected?Case
  14. Explain how regional or language differences complicate a phased launch.Concept
  15. Present the rollout plan for a launch I describe.Interview

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