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Return-to-Real-Life Design
Measure an AI product by what users do offline, not time in the app.
How it works
- 1Success means actions completed offline, not minutes spent in the app.
- 2Progress is tied to real-world behavior instead of chat volume.
- 3Keep a clinician on the team watching for dependency.
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