Megan Schildmier

Why You Can’t Trust Out-of-the-Box Evaluators

Generic AI evaluators promise plug-and-play accuracy—but fall short where nuance and domain context matter most. This post breaks down why out-of-the-box LLM evaluators mislead enterprise teams, how misalignment erodes trust, and how Cresta’s expert-aligned, transparent evaluation framework turns measurement into a foundation for reliable AI performance.