FOR STUDENTS
Make the thinking yours.
Try first. Ask for help. Explain the idea in your own words.
HUMAN CAPABILITY IN AN AI WORLD
Use the tools.
Keep the thinking.
AI can help you do more. What helps you keep growing? Explore the ideas. Reflect on your habits. Build a practice that protects your judgment, attention and expertise.
20 questions · About 10 minutes · Free, no account
Choose where to begin.
Read the manuscript, explore your habits, or take a practical prompt with you.
01 / THE BOOK
The ideas behind the practice.
Read the living manuscript chapter by chapter, at your own pace.
Read the book →02 / THE INTERACTIVE INDEX
See your habits in a new light.
Answer 20 questions across five dimensions, then choose one capability to practise.
Explore the Index →03 / POSTERS01 / 04
FOR PROFESSIONALS
Keep your judgment in the work.
Form a view before the tool does. Check what comes back.
FOR CREATORS
Protect the part only you bring.
Stay close to the choices, taste and point of view behind your work.
FOR EDUCATORS
Make room for learning.
Help people use assistance without skipping the struggle that builds skill.
DIRECT ENGAGEMENT◆EVALUATION◆PRESENCE◆TENACITY◆HELD CAPABILITY
THE QUESTION BEHIND THE PROJECT
When a tool does the work,
what happens to the worker?
The AI Depth Deficit explores the gap between the work we can produce with help and the capabilities we practise ourselves. The aim is intentional AI use: more useful assistance, with room for human learning.
Read the opening chapter →A FRAMEWORK FOR REFLECTION
Five dimensions.
One human practice.
The Index describes your reported habits. It is a reflection tool, not a validated test of ability.
D
Direct engagement
Think before you prompt.
E
Evaluation
Keep your own standard of judgment.
P
Presence
Give people your undivided attention.
T
Tenacity
Stay with the difficult part.
H
Held capability
Practise what you want to keep.
FROM READING TO DOING
A little less autopilot.
A little more intention.
Start with a position brief, a seven-day practice or a reminder for your desk. A growing collection of tools for the work you actually do.
Explore the resources ↗BEFORE
YOU PROMPT.A free printable reminder ↗
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Your next step can be small.
Start with an honest picture of your habits. Choose one thing to practise.
Take the free Index ↗