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The 8-minute Check places Curious, Hands On, or Capable and gives you an AI IQ — not a badge, and not Verifier or above. The seven-level ladder is the map. How-tos arrive by email. Learn to use chat, copilots, and agent products with judgment. Not how to design or train AI for a living.
Eight minutes, no account — Curious, Hands On, or Capable, plus an AI IQ.
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Take the Check
About eight minutes. No account. Places Curious, Hands On, or Capable, plus an AI IQ.
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See where you stand
A working level (L0–L2) and an AI IQ. This Check does not award Verifier or a gap report.
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Go deeper with Appraisal
Full self or team measurement. L3+ lives here — not inside the 8-minute Check.
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How-tos by email
Lessons arrive when you need them. Not a catalog list, and not a Challenge from this Check.
A map of seven levels
The Check places Curious, Hands On, or Capable only. L3–L7 stay on the map — this Check does not place them.
L0 · AI IQ ~100
Curious
Shallow gate. A couple of basic questions plus an actual chat.
Placed by the 8-minute Check
L1 · AI IQ ~110
Hands On
First real guided work with an assistant.
Placed by the 8-minute Check
L2 · AI IQ ~120
Capable
Gets useful output consistently on familiar work.
Placed by the 8-minute Check
L3 · AI IQ ~130
Verifier
Checks output and catches errors before they travel.
Map only — not placed by the Check
L4 · AI IQ ~140
Designer
Turns a good result into a repeatable way of working.
Map only — not placed by the Check
L5 · AI IQ ~150
Builder
Uses AI tools to produce a working artifact. Not ship AI platforms.
Map only — not placed by the Check
L6 · AI IQ ~160
Architect
Integrates and governs the tools you use.
Map only — not placed by the Check
L7 · AI IQ ~170
Overlord Wrangler
Teaches, gates, and stays current.
Map only — not placed by the Check
Running a team or a cabinet?
Group appraisal shows posture across your people — who can help others, where to put training time. Individuals can always start free.