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Debugging AI With Adversarial Validation

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Jul 21, 2026

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For years, I’ve relied on a straightforward method to identify sudden changes in model inputs or training data, known as “drift.” This method, Adversarial Validation 1 , is both simple and effective. The best part? It requires no complex tools or infrastructure. Examples where drift can cause bugs in your AI: Your data for evaluations are materially different from the inputs your model receives in production, causing your evaluations to be misleading. Updates to prompts, functions, RAG, and simi

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A cheap, infrastructure-free way to catch the silent killer of eval validity — your eval set no longer matching what production actually sends your model.

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