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Most AI products fail at experience, not technology. Teams ship powerful models wrapped in interfaces that confuse users, erode trust, and kill adoption. The gap between what AI can do and what users expect it to do is where products stall — and where most teams don't know how to look. TORUS is an AI UX consultancy for growth-stage companies. We map how users think to what AI can do — so your product delivers real value, not just impressive demos. We combine deep user research methodology with technical understanding of model capabilities and constraints. Most design firms don't understand how models work. Most engineering teams don't conduct generative research. We do both. Our four-phase process is designed to reduce risk and move fast: UX Research — Define the problem space, understand your users, and identify where AI creates real value versus where it will fail. Prototyping — Design and validate the experience through rapid iteration. Learn what works before committing engineering resources. System Design — Architect how your model and UX work together. Build evaluation frameworks and guardrails that ensure the system delivers. Launch Strategy — Test with your target audience. Define success metrics, establish feedback loops, and build measurement frameworks for continuous refinement. What you walk away with: mental model mapping and opportunity analysis, AI interaction design validated through research, evaluation frameworks and guardrails, and success metrics built for continuous refinement. We've partnered with teams building AI-powered lead intelligence, ML-driven product discovery, and AI-native workflow automation — designing and validating experiences before a single line of production code is written. AI advantage begins with human understanding. torusprojects.com