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Why technical excellence isn't enough for AI products

Part of The AI-Native Product Manager

45 min
Mar 16, 2026 1:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)

In this video

What you'll learn

The three failure patterns technical teams miss

Learn why models fail under ambiguity and how to avoid "smart-sounding" but outdated, deterministic product thinking.

Develop a New Dimension of AI Product Sense

Go beyond architecture and benchmarks to steer AI products correctly, get value, and anticipate technical shortcomings.

Building Blocks: Workflows, MCP, and Subagents

Understand the core components of modern AI products through a strategic teardown of a high-level personal OS setup.

From Workflow to Skill: A Live Build Demo

Watch a live demo of capturing a day’s work and transforming it into a functional, repeatable AI skill.

Deploying Useful Skills with OpenClaw

Learn the technical setup for skills using OpenClaw to move past "cool demos" into building actually useful AI tools.

Why this topic matters

Technical excellence builds a demo, but AI Product Sense builds a business. In 2026, the gap between "working code" and "reliable product" is wider than ever. This session matters because we’re moving beyond simple chatbots into the era of agents, MCP, and complex workflows. If you can't steer a non-deterministic model or anticipate its failures, even the best architecture will fail your users.

You'll learn from

Dr. Marily Nika

Dr. Marily Nika

Gen AI PM Lead @ Google | ex-Meta, Fellow @ Harvard | TED AI Speaker | 40u40

Aman Khan

Aman Khan

Arize AI, Spotify, Cruise, and Apple

Tal Raviv

Tal Raviv

Riverside, Patreon, Wix, and Appsflyer

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