AI Product Launch Checklist for AI Products

Plan for four weeks minimum. The safety review and red-teaming alone typically take 1-2 weeks when you account for finding and fixing issues. Compliance review depends on your legal team's availability but usually takes at least a week. Rushing this process creates risk.

No. Even seemingly low-risk features can be abused in unexpected ways. The scope of red-teaming can be smaller for lower-risk features, but you should always conduct some adversarial testing. A half-day session with 2-3 people is the minimum.

Your provider handles safety for their platform, not for your specific use case. Their content filters may not cover your product's specific requirements. Their acceptable use policy may not match yours. You are responsible for the AI behavior in your product regardless of who provides the model.

Start with items that protect users from harm (safety review, content policies, crisis response). Then focus on items that protect your business (rollback capability, monitoring, incident response). Finally, address items that optimize quality (bias audits, quality monitoring, compliance). ---