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How AI-fluent are you, really?

Most AI quizzes ask if you've used ChatGPT. This one scores you across the 4 Ds — Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence — so you know your real fluency level and exactly which D to work on first.

4 DsFramework16Questions~4Minutes1PDF report

Why take it

Three things you walk away with

01

See your real level, fast

Not a vibe-based gut check. A fluency level — Aware, Capable, or Sharp — based on 16 structured questions that step up in difficulty as you score well, anchored to the four Ds used in working practice.

02

Find your weakest D

Per-D breakdown so you can see which of Delegation, Description, Discernment, or Diligence is dragging your overall fluency down — plus the single sharpest sub-skill to work on first.

03

Take the full report home

A downloadable PDF with your level, per-D breakdown, the recommended D to start with, and the full transcript of all 16 questions + the answer you picked. Yours to save, share, or revisit.

What you'll be asked

The 4 Ds — Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence

Eight questions per D. The framework is durable across models and tools — it's about how you work with AI, not which AI you happen to use.

01

Delegation

Decide what AI is for. Match the task to the tool. Know when to delegate fully, when to draft together, and when not to reach for AI at all.

02

Description

Tell the AI what you need with the five elements that matter: context, instruction, constraints, examples, output specification. Three lenses — Product, Process, Performance — for prompts that work.

03

Discernment

Read past the polish. Catch the factual, logical, and contextual errors. Diagnose sycophancy, hedging, evasion, and false certainty in AI behaviour.

04

Diligence

Verification, attribution, privacy, ethics. Take responsibility for what gets sent, shipped, or acted on — because the AI doesn't.

Sample result

What you see at the end

Your level, your per-D scorecard, and the recommended D to start with in the AI Fluency course.

AI Fluency Check · Result
Outpace

Your fluency level

Capable

Total

29 / 48

Per-D breakdown

Delegation9 / 12
Description9 / 12
Discernment· Weakest4 / 12
Diligence7 / 12

Recommended next step

Start with Discernment — fluent AI users aren't the ones who trust most, they're the ones who catch most.

See your real result in about four minutes. No sign-up needed; drop your email at the end if you want it sent through.

Who it's for

Individuals — and team leads doing rollouts

Written for working professionals — analysts, writers, engineers, managers, designers — who want a structured read on their AI fluency. Also useful for team leads running an AI rollout: a quick literacy baseline across everyone before the tools land.

Take it before you

  • Sign up for the AI Fluency course (so you know which D to start with)
  • Run a team-wide AI rollout — have everyone take it as a literacy baseline
  • Make the case for AI capability investment internally
  • Become the AI champion for your team

How it works

Start instantly. Answer. See your level.

Free, no sign-up needed to see your scores. Your answers are saved in your browser as you go. Drop your email at the end if you want the result + recommended next step sent through.

01

Start instantly

No sign-up needed. Open the Check and start answering — progress is saved in your browser as you go.

02

Answer 16 questions

Four per D, across the four Ds, set across a normal work week. About four minutes in one sitting; pause and resume any time.

03

See your level + per-D breakdown

Your headline level and per-D breakdown appear immediately on screen. Drop your email if you want the result + recommended next step sent through.

Take the AI Fluency Check

Free, no sign-up needed. Email yourself the result + recommended next step in the AI Fluency course.

Inspired by the Dakan & Feller AI Fluency FrameworkBacked by Outpace's Lastmile methodologyDesigned for working professionals

FLUENCY CHECK FAQ

Common questions about the Check

About four minutes. The Check is 16 questions across the four Ds — Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence — set across a normal work week, and your progress is saved in your browser as you go.

No. You see your level and per-D breakdown immediately when you finish. Drop your email at the end if you want the result sent to you with the recommended next step.

Your headline fluency level (Aware, Capable, or Sharp), a per-D breakdown showing where each of the four Ds lands, your single sharpest sub-skill to work on, and a recommended starting point in the AI Fluency program based on your weakest D.

The Check tells you where you stand in about four minutes. The course teaches you the four Ds properly across 14 lessons + 4 interactive practice exercises (about three hours, free, with a certificate). The Check is the on-ramp.

Different scope. The AI Readiness Assessment looks at your whole AI program at the organisation level — 27 questions, 15 minutes, board-ready PDF. The AI Fluency Check looks at one individual's working AI fluency — 16 questions, about four minutes, also with a downloadable PDF. Pair them: org diagnostic for leadership, individual upskilling for your people.

Each answer scores from 0 to 3, so a strong answer counts for more than a near-miss. As you score well within a D, later questions in that D step up to harder ones — so the result reflects how far your judgement actually goes, not just whether you cleared a low bar.

The four Ds — Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence — draw on terms popularised by Rick Dakan and Joseph Feller's AI Fluency Framework, cited as inspiration. Our definitions, sub-dimensions, scoring, and the Aware → Capable → Sharp model are our own. Each D has its own dimension of working practice, with four questions per D per session so the per-D score is meaningful.

Yes — useful to track your own progress after working through the course. Each session draws 16 questions from a pool of 64, so a retake mostly shows fresh questions rather than the same set again.

Next step · AI Fluency

Got your level? Go deep with the course.

The AI Fluency course teaches the 4 Ds properly — 14 lessons + 4 interactive practice exercises, about 3 hours, free, with a shareable certificate on completion. Start with the D the Check identified as your weakest.