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A customer hands you a vague ask like 'use AI to improve our operations.' How do you find the real requirements?

Vague asks are the norm in forward-deployed work. Interviewers want to see structured discovery that finds the real problem and a measurable first win, not a rush to build. Here is the method.

Updated Aug 2026 · Grounded in real Applied AI Engineer interview loops and written to a senior-engineer editorial bar.

Vague asks are the norm in forward-deployed work. Interviewers want to see structured discovery that finds the real problem and a measurable first win, not a rush to build. Here is the method.

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