Independent AI evaluation

Know whether your AI can reason.

PDS designs rigorous evaluations that expose failure modes in reasoning, constraint adherence and tool use—before those failures reach production.

  • Decision-specific
  • Failure-focused
  • Reproducible
Abstract evaluation network connecting evidence, reasoning and decisions
Evaluation run 024Reasoning system · controlled test
Evaluation traceEvidence captured
Constraint adherencePass
Multi-stage consistencyReview
Unsupported inferenceFlagged
Evaluation principlesReal tasksMeasurable criteriaTraceable evidenceRepeatable results
Why evaluation matters

Fluent output is not reliable performance.

A compelling answer can still contain a broken inference, violate a critical constraint or fail when a workflow becomes unfamiliar.

Generic benchmark scores rarely explain whether a system is dependable for your actual decision.

Surface assessment

“The response looks correct.”

  • Judged primarily by plausibility
  • Failure cause remains unclear
  • Difficult to reproduce consistently
PDS evaluation

“The evidence shows where it succeeds—and fails.”

  • Measured against explicit criteria
  • Failure modes classified and traced
  • Results designed for retesting
What we evaluate

Tests built around the capability that matters.

Each program combines clear success criteria, targeted test design and evidence-rich analysis.

01

Reasoning evaluation

Test whether a system can solve multi-stage, mathematical and domain-specific problems—not merely imitate a plausible answer.

Logic · Consistency · Long horizon
02

Constraint adherence

Measure whether instructions, policies, formats and operational boundaries remain intact under realistic pressure.

Instructions · Policies · Formats
03

Agent and tool use

Evaluate planning, tool selection, recovery and final outcomes across workflows with dependent actions.

Planning · Tools · Recovery
04

Reliability and robustness

Expose brittle behavior, unsupported claims and performance changes before they become production failures.

Failure modes · Drift · Reproducibility
The method

From business decision to defensible evidence.

A focused evaluation process that makes performance visible, comparable and actionable.

Explore AI evaluation
  1. 01

    Define the decision

    Start with the real task, users, constraints and consequences—not a generic benchmark.

  2. 02

    Design targeted tests

    Build evaluation sets that separate genuine capability from fluent pattern matching.

  3. 03

    Diagnose failure modes

    Trace errors to reasoning, retrieval, instruction-following, numerical or tool-use failures.

  4. 04

    Improve and retest

    Turn findings into a repeatable measurement loop for model, prompt and workflow changes.

What you receive

Not another dashboard. A decision-ready evaluation.

See scores, traces, failure categories and recommended actions in one reproducible evidence package.

Illustrative report interface shown.

Discuss your evaluation
Evaluation reportMulti-stage analytical assistant
Action required
Overall findingStrong baseline reasoning with material failures under conflicting constraints.
Retest readinessTest set and scoring rubric versioned
Problem decompositionMaintained dependent steps
Passed
Constraint prioritizationInconsistent under ambiguity
Review
Numerical verificationUnsupported intermediate value
Flagged
Recommended next actionAdd verification step, revise instruction hierarchy and retest.
Where this helps

For AI decisions that need to withstand scrutiny.

PDS focuses on consequential analytical workflows—not novelty demonstrations.

01

Teams deploying AI agents

Validate plans, tool calls, recovery behavior and end-to-end outcomes before broader rollout.

02

Teams comparing model changes

Measure whether a new model, prompt or retrieval strategy actually improves the tasks that matter.

03

High-stakes analytical workflows

Create domain-aware tests where reasoning quality, traceability and constraint adherence are essential.

PDS also applies predictive analytics, signal intelligence and mathematical modeling across healthcare, finance, property and public data.View broader capabilities →
A rigorous partner

Built for evidence, not theatre.

01

Independent perspective

Evaluation criteria are shaped by the decision and its risks, not by a model vendor’s preferred metric.

02

Reproducible by design

Versioned tasks, rubrics and findings make progress measurable as systems change.

03

Failure-focused analysis

Results identify not only whether performance dropped, but where and why.

Start with the decision

Find out what your AI can actually be trusted to do.

Tell us about the workflow, the stakes and the behavior you need to measure. We’ll shape a focused evaluation plan.