Every role is now two people sharing one seat — an AI and a human. Discover the five levels of AI competency, then audit your own role to define exactly what AI should own and what only you can do.
Five levels that define how professionals work alongside AI — from occasional user to organizational strategist. Where you sit today determines what you need to do next.
80%
of your current tasks can likely shift to AI. That's not a threat — it's the point. The audit below will show you exactly which ones.
Uses AI like a smarter search engine
At this level, AI is a curiosity — a better Google. You ask it questions, get answers, and occasionally paste something into a chat window. There's no system, no workflow integration, and no repeatable process. AI is a tool you pick up occasionally, not a partner you rely on.
Human Owns
All tasks — AI is used ad hoc for research or drafts
AI Owns
One-off lookups, quick summaries, basic Q&A
AI is woven into daily work
AI is now part of your daily workflow. You use it to draft emails, summarize documents, prep for meetings, and handle repetitive writing tasks. You've built habits around it — but you're still directing every task manually. AI executes; you decide everything.
Human Owns
Strategy, judgment, relationships, final decisions
AI Owns
Drafting, summarizing, formatting, research compilation
Produces complete business outcomes
You're no longer just using AI — you're directing it to produce complete outputs. Reports, analyses, proposals, and presentations come out of your AI workflow ready to use. You've moved from task-level to outcome-level. Your value is in the judgment you apply to what AI produces.
Human Owns
Insight, interpretation, stakeholder relationships, recommendations
AI Owns
Full reports, data analysis, presentation drafts, research synthesis
Builds systems that run without human intervention
You've moved beyond using AI to building with it. You design workflows, automations, and systems that run independently — routing information, generating outputs, and triggering actions without you in the loop. You're now a systems architect as much as a practitioner.
Human Owns
System design, exception handling, quality oversight, strategic direction
AI Owns
Automated workflows, data pipelines, scheduled reporting, triggered actions
Designs AI strategy across the organization
At the top of the ladder, you're not just using or building AI — you're shaping how your organization thinks about it. You define the frameworks, set the standards, and make the decisions about where AI should and shouldn't operate. Your competitive advantage is knowing what AI can't replace: judgment, relationships, and accountability.
Human Owns
Vision, culture, accountability, ethical judgment, org-wide strategy
AI Owns
Intelligence gathering, scenario modeling, operational execution
Answer honestly — there's no wrong answer. This gives you a starting point before you run the full audit.
Question 1 of 3
These aren't guidelines — they're the new operating system for professionals who want their value to be obvious in an AI-enabled world.
You know your role better than any job description does. Start by listing every real task you do, then ask honestly: does this require a human?
Stop thinking of AI as a tool — think of it as a second person on your team that you manage. Define what that person is responsible for delivering.
If you're spending time pulling data, building reports, or summarizing information, that's your AI hire's job. Your job isn't to have the numbers — it's to know what they mean.
The new standard for every one-on-one: 1 problem, 3 options, 1 recommendation — yours. Not 'here's what happened.' But 'here's what I think we should do and why.'
Don't wait for a company-wide rollout. Pick your own role and run the three phases this week. Wire it yourself. Bring the output to your next one-on-one.
"What would your work look like if everything you did was something only you could do?"
Three phases. One outcome: clarity on exactly what AI should own and what only you can do. Don't wait for a company-wide rollout — start with your own role, today.
Your Details
List every task in your role — don't skip admin, reporting, prep work, or relationship activities. For each task, mark who currently owns it and who should own it. Expect roughly 80% to shift to AI. That's normal. That's the point.
Quick-fill by role
Phase 1 — Task Ownership
No tasks assigned yet.
Phase 2 — Role Wiring
No lanes assigned yet.
Phase 3 — Standards Check
Key Insight: Complete Phase 1 to see your AI opportunity score.
Download your completed audit as a formatted PDF to bring to your next one-on-one. The PDF includes all three phases — your task inventory, role wiring, and standards checklist.