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Capability vs Outcome Commitments: Promising What You Can Deliver With AI
AI capabilities are uncertain and change quickly, which makes promises about what a model will do risky. This guide distinguishes capability commitments from outcome commitments, shows how to frame promises to customers, leadership and sales, how to handle overpromises already made, and how to prevent them.
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