Is This the First AI Analyst That Actually Works? | James Evans (Amplitude)

Is This the First AI Analyst That Actually Works? | James Evans (Amplitude)

Author: Peter Yang July 6, 2025 Duration: 41:57

Today, I want to share a new episode with James Evans.

James is the Head of AI for Amplitude, the leading product analytics platform. We had a great chat about why nobody has built a good AI analyst yet and why he’s betting on AI agents that can monitor your product 24/7. James also shared some real talk about whether AI will displace PM and analyst jobs.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Why nobody has built a good AI data analyst yet

(03:32) The biggest problem with product analytics today

(06:13) Live demo: AI agents that monitor your website 24/7

(21:48) The hardest parts of building AI analytics products

(25:21) How to evaluate AI agents that run experiments

(32:53) AI product pricing strategies that actually work

(35:42) Should data scientists worry about their jobs?

(38:04) Non-obvious advice for building AI products

Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/is-this-the-first-ai-analyst-that-actually-works-amplitude-james-evans

Where to find James:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-evans-7086b3126/

Website: https://amplitude.com/ai

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