# AI Evals Explained Simply by Ankit Shukla

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Podcast: [The Growth Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-growth-podcast-6993153)
Published: 2026-02-19T00:25:53+00:00
Episode link: https://www.news.aakashg.com/p/ai-evals-explained-simply
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## Resource

Check out the conversation on Apple , Spotify and YouTube . Brought to you by - Reforge : Get 1 month free of Reforge Build (the AI prototyping tool built for PMs) with code BUILD Today’s Episode Ankit Shukla is BACK after his gangbusters episode, that is my #2 most popular of all time . This time he's diving deep on one of the most important new AI skills for PMs: Evals . Whether you're working on AI features now or not, this is a skill you want to have an intuitive understanding of. So, I'm building on my library of eval episodes with today's drop. I've never heard someone explain evals from first principles as intuitively as Ankit has with this one. Hope you enjoy as much as I did! If you want access to my AI tool stack - Dovetail , Arize , Linear , Descript , Reforge Build , DeepSky , Relay.app , Magic Patterns , Speechify , and Mobbin - grab Aakash’s bundle . Where to find Ankit Shukla * HelloPM * Twitter (X) * LinkedIn * YouTube Related Content Newsletters: * AI Evals * AI Testing * LLM Judges Podcasts: * How to Do AI Evals Step-by-Step with Real Production Data * The PM’s role in AI Evals * AI Evals Live PS. Please subscribe on YouTube and follow on Apple & Spotify . It helps! email productgrowthppp at gmail dot com for sponsorships. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.news.aakashg.com/subscribe

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