A Polished AI Attribution Report Can Still Contain Bad Math
Claude produces a sophisticated multi-touch attribution report, channel rankings, and budget recommendations, but the host rejects its implied return as unrealistic. The example shows that professional formatting and precise figures do not establish analytical validity, especially when channels overlap or the underlying data is artificial.
- AI can quickly construct complex attribution models.
- Precise revenue projections may rest on unrealistic assumptions.
- Dummy or incomplete data magnifies reliability problems.
- Marketing channels interact rather than operating independently.
- Attribution recommendations require expert scrutiny.
“Now do I think this is really good math? No.”
“They tell you what they want to hear and they are going to say like if I could spend $4,000 and generate $888,000 revenue. Of…”