An anti-pattern is a plausible-looking approach that keeps getting repeated even though it tends to cause bad outcomes. Here, it means building around a vision first and customer needs second: the “if you build it, they will come” mentality. section 4.2
The core problem is weak validation. When a team starts from “a great idea” and assumes the product will sell itself, it can ignore real customer problems, miss product-market fit, and end up with something nobody wants. section 4.2
The treatment points to a customer-centric alternative:
- build a minimal product early, like a prototype or mock-up, to learn what customers actually need. section 4.2
- go back to the drawing board when AI is trendy, and check whether AI is really the right solution. section 4.2
- use product validation before going all-in on a solution. section 4.2
The warning is blunt: unless the work is pure research or similarly noncommercial, putting AI before the customer is usually a bad bet. section 4.2
