"Add AI to it" is make-or-break — and it's about how, not whether.
Bolted on carelessly:
Latency (model call ≫ DB read)
Cost that scales with usage
Confident wrong answers that kill trust the first time a paying user sees one
Done right:
Placed where it adds real value (not a gimmick)
Wrapped in guardrails + fallbacks → degrades gracefully
Expectations set honestly
All the failure modes surface together under real load. Get it right before launch, not during.
Adding AI to a product? → devxhub.com
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