{
  "status": "Illustrative acceptance plan, not an executable test suite or observed production result",
  "topic": "AI feature procurement questions",
  "date": "2026-11-04",
  "sourceArticle": "https://aptixlabs.com/insights/ai-software-vendor-evaluation-questions",
  "setup": [
    "Use synthetic accounts and records",
    "Record the environment and implementation version",
    "Agree the expected product contract before testing"
  ],
  "reviewSequence": [
    "Define the actual data and actions in scope",
    "Request evidence for permissions evaluation and recovery",
    "Assign ongoing model-change and incident ownership"
  ],
  "cases": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "condition": "Vendor cites a benchmark",
      "expectedBehavior": "Check relevance to the actual workflow",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "condition": "An action times out after submission",
      "expectedBehavior": "The recovery contract is explicit",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    },
    {
      "id": "3",
      "condition": "A model changes",
      "expectedBehavior": "The product has an evaluation and communication process",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    }
  ],
  "tradeoff": "A long questionnaire can produce vague answers. Prioritize the risks of the intended workflow and ask for a small number of inspectable examples before requesting broad documentation."
}