UofAi Blog
Field notes on applied AI capability
Essays, deliberate-practice playbooks, and case studies for turning AI disruption into durable, verified skill.
A Deliberate Rep: Answering an Angry Customer Without Inventing Policy
A real deliberate rep, end to end: AI drafts a warm refund reply that invents a guarantee you never offered — and the rubric that catches it.
UofAi · 4 min read
Applied AIThe Augmentation Ladder: Which Rung Are You On?
You can't climb a ladder you can't see. Here are the rungs of AI capability — delegate, collaborate, orchestrate — and how to tell which one you're standing on.
The UofAi Team · 2 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Deliberate PracticeThe Skill AI Can't Hand You: Judgment
AI hands you fluent answers instantly — but not the ability to tell if they're any good. Here's how to build judgment with rubrics.
The UofAi Team · 2 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Applied AIIs Your Role Exposed to AI? A 15-Minute Self-Diagnosis
'Will AI take my job?' is too big to act on. Here's a 15-minute audit to find which of your tasks AI can touch — and what to do about each.
The UofAi Team · 2 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Case StudiesStop Claiming AI Skills — Start Proving Them
'Proficient with AI tools' means nothing when everyone writes it. Build a portfolio of evaluated artifacts that proves verified AI capability.
The UofAi Team · 2 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Case StudiesA Deliberate Rep: Catching the Plausible-but-Wrong Code AI Loves to Write
AI writes code that looks right — that's the problem. A real deliberate rep: using rubric-as-tests to catch the silent bug before it ships.
The UofAi Team · 2 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Case StudiesA Deliberate Rep: From Raw Numbers to a Memo Your CFO Trusts
A real deliberate rep: catching the confident-but-wrong causal claim and turning churn data into a recommendation a CFO can actually trust.
The UofAi Team · 2 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Case StudiesA Deliberate Rep: Fixing AI's Generic Landing Page
Ask AI for landing-page copy and you get generic sludge. A real deliberate rep: turning it into specific, provable hero copy that converts.
The UofAi Team · 2 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Case StudiesA Deliberate Rep: Turning a Weak Status Update Into Proof of Judgment
A real deliberate rep, end to end: turning AI's fluent-but-empty status update into a 30-second, decision-ready message your VP can act on.
The UofAi Team · 3 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Applied AIStop Using AI Like a Vending Machine
Most people use AI like a vending machine — type a request, take what falls out. Here's why that plateaus, and the deliberate practice that turns AI into durable capability.
The UofAi Team · 4 min read · Jun 23, 2026