Ship AI Features Behind a Flag: Shadow Mode First, Then Canary
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The safest way to ship an AI feature is to run it in shadow mode first (compute the output on real traffic, log it, show the user nothing), compare it against what the human or the old system did, then canary it to a small slice with a kill switch you have actually tested. Big-bang launches of a pr…
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- 2026-09-05 08:00 · DEV Community — AI
Ship AI Features Behind a Flag: Shadow Mode First, Then Canary