August 16, 2026

Evals are the new PRD, Expedia’s AI chief tells VB Transform 2026

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“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. “So basically, you encode what you want the product to do through your evals, which might inclu...