Research Note
Mobile AI Feature Evaluation Framework
A phone AI feature should be evaluated on a declared task, device, software state, account, region, language, subscription, network, input, baseline, expected result, lat
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Mobile AI Feature Evaluation Framework
A phone AI feature should be evaluated on a declared task, device, software state, account, region, language, subscription, network, input, baseline, expected result, latency, output quality, correction burden, privacy, provenance, accessibility, cost, and recovery path.
A successful demo only proves that one input produced one output in one configuration. A useful review needs representative cases, difficult cases, failure cases, and a baseline.
Evaluation record
| Area | Record before or during the test |
|---|---|
| Configuration | Exact device, OS, app, model, account type, language, region, subscription, and settings |
| Task | Real user goal, acceptable result, prohibited outcome, and time limit |
| Input | Source, rights, consent, sensitivity, complexity, and repeatability |
| Baseline | Manual method or existing non-AI tool |
| Execution | Network, processing claim, latency, heat, battery, interruption, and retries |
| Output | Accuracy, usefulness, artifacts, bias, uncertainty, and unsupported content |
| Correction | Time, expertise, and tools needed to make the result usable |
| Data | Processing, storage, retention, review, sharing, deletion, and connected services |
| Provenance | Disclosure, edit history, content credentials, and export behavior |
| Recovery | Undo, original preservation, version history, deletion, and escalation |
Google's current Pixel and Gemini documentation establishes feature availability and vendor-described data controls. It does not establish the result on Dalton's phone or the suitability of a feature for sensitive work.
NIST's AI Resource Center supports testing, evaluation, verification, and validation. The C2PA explainer gives a useful provenance model for generated or edited media. Neither source replaces task-specific review.
Decision rule
Classify the feature for the declared task as useful, useful with controls, optional, or unsuitable. Record the reasons and the configuration. Do not convert the result into a permanent rating of the device, model, or vendor.
Sources
Follow the evidence.
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- NIST AI Resource Centerairc.nist.gov
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