The new AI Check is a free assessment for anyone starting with AI or stuck with it, whether that's you on your own or a whole business. It tries to help first, with consultancy as one route if you want more support.
Key takeaway
The free, five-minute AI Check gives a plain-language picture of where you or your business stands with AI, one thing to fix this week and a straight recommendation on what to do next, even when the answer is not AI.
Whether you're an individual dabbling with AI, a founder / SME, or working within a business that has rolled out some AI tools, it can be challenging to understand exactly how deeply AI has been applied to what you do - tools, skills, data, infrastructure, governance (important!) and culture.
If you're starting with AI - or stuck - the new AI Check on Futureformed will help.
Twenty questions, five minutes. You get a plain-language picture of where you or your business stands, one thing to fix this week, and a straight recommendation on what to do next. Including when the answer is not AI. Also shared as an email you can discuss with colleagues.
A lot of these sort of AI assessments are just funnels for consultancy business. This one tries to offer some solutions, with the consultancy being a potential route if you want more support - no one likes a hard sell.
Don't forget it's a game of opinions - you may disagree with the results and that's fine. Share them with me!
Get in touch if you'd like to chat more.
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This piece was written by Liam D. at Futureformed. If it sparked a thought, we’d be happy to continue the conversation.
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AI transparency: This article was written by Liam D. The analysis, views, and conclusions are his own.