Discovery In The AI Era

Christian Idiodi sits down with Teresa Torres, author of "Continuous Discovery Habits" and host of the "Just Now Possible" podcast, for a candid conversation about what 15 months of building AI products has changed in her thinking, and what it hasn't. Teresa explains why she started out refusing to let AI anywhere near discovery, and what flipped her: a broken ankle, a research finding that AI raises the floor for novices and the ceiling for experts, and the realization that Claude learned interview synthesis faster than any human she'd taught. –Today's discussion unpacks:• Why AI raises the floor for novices and the ceiling for experts• The case for an AI interviewer, and its hard limit• Synthetic users vs. digital twins: two very different bets• What it costs an individual to be the change maker–References:• AI Evals: A Hands-on Guide for Product Teams: https://www.producttalk.org/ai-evals/• Customer Interview Analysis: Where AI Helps and Hurts: https://www.producttalk.org/customer-interview-analysis-ai/• Ellen Brandenberger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenbrandenberger/• Hamel Husain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamelhusain/• Indi Young: https://indiyoung.com/• Marty Cagan: https://www.svpg.com/team/marty-cagan/• Maven, AI Evals for Engineers & PMs: https://maven.com/parlance-labs/evals• NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google.com/• Rob Fitzpatrick, The Mom Test: https://www.momtestbook.com/• Shreya Shankar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrshnk/• Steve Portigal: https://portigal.com/• The Call to Adventure: https://www.producttalk.org/the-call-to-adventure/• William Bridges Associates: https://wmbridges.com/–SVPG on discovery:• Product Discovery Articles: https://www.svpg.com/insights/product-discovery-articles/• Product Discovery Series: https://www.svpg.com/product-discovery-series/• Product Discovery: Pitfalls and Anti-Patterns: https://www.svpg.com/product-discovery-anti-patterns/• The AI Productivity Paradox: https://www.svpg.com/the-ai-productivity-paradox/–Where to find Teresa Torres:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresatorres/• Product Talk: https://www.producttalk.org/• Just Now Possible podcast: https://www.producttalk.org/just-now-possible/• Vistaly: https://vistaly.com/–Where to find Christian Idiodi:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cidiodi/• SVPG profile: https://www.svpg.com/team/christian-idiodi/–Where to find SVPG:• SVPG's newest book, TRANSFORMED: https://www.svpg.com/books/transformed/