AI-assisted work checklist

A model can produce a draft in minutes. Finished work still belongs to the person who sends it. Run these checks before AI-assisted work leaves your hands.

The checklist

1. 1

   Read it as the person accountable

   Review the draft as if a capable assistant wrote it and you will answer for every line.

2. 2

   Rework the judgment by hand

   Rewrite the recommendation, the framing, and the parts a reader will challenge.

3. 3

   Verify the evidence

   Confirm every figure and claim the conclusion depends on against its source.

4. 4

   Remove what you cannot support

   Cut claims, examples, and figures you did not check and cannot stand behind.

5. 5

   Tune it to the reader

   Adjust the order, length, and terms to the decision this reader is making.

6. 6

   Test it against objections

   Ask for the strongest counter-arguments and answer them in the work before you send it.

7. 7

   List what you changed

   Note what you changed from the draft. If the answer is nothing, read it again.

8. 8

   Disclose where it is expected

   If a client, employer, or publisher requires disclosure of AI use, disclose it plainly.

Red flags

• You can’t say what you changed between the model’s draft and the version you sent.
• The draft reads well, and you have not checked a single figure in it.
• You spent the saved time on typos instead of the recommendation.
• You would be uncomfortable explaining how the work was made.

At each band

E1 · Foundational

Owns everything they send and finishes the parts that decide whether the work lands.

E2 · Proficient

Spends the time AI saves on verification and on the parts where judgment matters.

E3 · Distinguished

Chooses which work to accelerate, and uses AI to raise quality as well as speed.

E4 · Exceptional

Delivers work as accountable as solo work, and discloses AI use plainly where expected.

Summarized from the Emeri study guide Getting real work done, free at emeri.org/learn/getting-work-done.