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QUESTIONING AI

THE QUESTION

What am I actually Questioning when I say “AI”?

"AI" can refer to very different technologies, functions, products, outputs, and Human uses. Before deciding what AI means, does, or deserves, begin by making the Question more specific.

A QUESTION TO HOLD

What am I asking AI to do here?

BEGIN WHERE SOMETHING GETS YOUR ATTENTION.

You do not have to answer every Question.

Answers can come from anywhere. Questioning remains yours.

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BEGIN HERE

What function am I asking AI to perform?

  • Answer
  • Find
  • Explain
  • Generate
  • Recommend
  • Predict
  • Classify
  • Interpret
  • Evaluate
  • Decide
  • Validate
  • Automate

What do I believe AI can do in this situation?

  • How do I know?
  • What have I personally observed?
  • What am I assuming?
  • Am I generalizing from another task?
  • Am I assuming competence transfers across different kinds of work?

TENSION

Am I Questioning AI - or what Humans are doing with AI?

WHAT ARE YOU NOTICING?

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ANSWERS / CREDIBILITY

What kind of answer did I actually receive?

  • fact
  • inference
  • summary
  • prediction
  • suggestion
  • interpretation
  • recommendation
  • generated possibility
  • decision support

What makes this answer feel credible to me?

  • Fluency?
  • Specificity?
  • Citations?
  • Agreement with what I already know?
  • Technical language?
  • Confidence?
  • Speed or consistency?

Does receiving an answer make me feel that the Question has been resolved?

DELEGATION / HUMAN JUDGMENT

What am I handing over - and what am I retaining?

  • task
  • time
  • effort
  • interpretation
  • judgment
  • verification
  • responsibility
  • decision

What happens if I can no longer evaluate the thing I have delegated?

QUESTION / RESPONSE / WHAT I'M NOTICING

Answers can come from anywhere. Questioning remains yours.

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LET THE QUESTION MOVE

Where does AI sit in my process of answering?

  • Do I ask AI first?
  • Do I use it as a draft?
  • A second opinion?
  • A challenge?
  • A final check?
  • A final authority?
  • When do I verify?
  • When do I stop?

Who closes the Question?

LOOK AGAIN THROUGH THE THREE LENSES

SELF

What is happening in the Human through the use of AI?

SYSTEMS

What System is operating here - and where is Human judgment still present?

SOCIETY

What changes when AI use becomes part of collective Human life?

BRING THE QUESTION BACK

  • What am I actually asking AI to do?
  • What authority am I giving the answer?
  • What remains mine to Question?

What does this reveal about Being Human?

Answers can come from anywhere. Questioning remains yours.

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