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AI agent for data scientists

Model Error Analysis Agent

A clear picture of where a model fails and a focused way to improve it

Model Error Analysis Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

One overall accuracy number hides where a model fails, so improvement work goes in the wrong direction. This agent takes a trained model and a labeled evaluation set, runs predictions and breaks errors down by segment, class and input feature to find where the model fails most. It groups similar errors and looks for patterns, such as poor results on a rare class or on short inputs. For each cluster it forms a hypothesis, like missing training examples, and checks it against the data. If the hypothesis does not hold, it tries the next one, including whether the labels themselves are wrong. It proposes a focused next step with the expected gain. You approve any change to the model or training data. Edge case: errors caused by mislabeled ground truth are flagged as a labeling issue.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedNo 1 STARTS WHEN Model ready for error analysis 2 USES A TOOL Run predictions on the evaluation set 3 DOES Break errors down by segment, class and feature 4 DOES Group errors and form a hypothesis per cluster 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Does the data support the hypothesis? If not: revise the hypothesis or check for labelingerrors. Back to step 4. 6 DOES Propose a focused improvement with expected gain 7 YOU APPROVE Engineer approves changes to the model or data 8 RESULT Error analysis report
Read the steps as a list
  1. Model ready for error analysis
  2. Run predictions on the evaluation set
  3. Break errors down by segment, class and feature
  4. Group errors and form a hypothesis per cluster
  5. Does the data support the hypothesis?If not: revise the hypothesis or check for labeling errors. Back to step 4.
  6. Propose a focused improvement with expected gain
  7. Engineer approves changes to the model or dataThe agent waits here for your OK.
  8. Error analysis report

How it decides

It ranks error clusters by their share of total error and checks each hypothesis against the data before proposing a fix.

  • Rank clusters by share of total error
  • Check hypotheses against the data before proposing fixes
  • Flag mislabeled ground truth as a data issue

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Segments to analyze
  • Error metric
  • How many clusters to report
  • Improvement options

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Changing the model or training data

Hard limits

  • Does not change the model without approval
  • Separates data issues from model issues

It stops when

  • Done: error patterns found and a fix proposed
  • Stop: no labeled evaluation set

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

10 minto set it up in your AI
5 AIsChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok
  • One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensA support ticket classifier at Hillcrest Software scored 88% overall in March but only 61% on the billing dispute class. The agent's first hypothesis, short ticket text, did not hold. The second did: that class had only 140 training examples. It proposed collecting 600 more. Another cluster turned out to be wrong test labels, flagged for relabeling. The data science lead approved both steps.

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