Handling ambiguous problem statements

Summary

Real AI problems rarely arrive well-specified — interviewers test whether you can turn a vague ask into a concrete, scoped, measurable project.

• 1Practice a structured approach: clarify the goal, define success metrics, scope the first version.
• 2Prepare an example where you had to make assumptions explicit before starting work.
• 3Avoid jumping straight to a solution — show the clarifying questions you'd ask first.