Interacting with AI requires you to consider what role it should play, because the end goal is HUMAN betterment. This can also be viewed as, “does the human or the AI decide when it’s a good answer?” Anyway, here are the four layers of AI interaction that we use with every interaction (and may be on different levels for different interactions).

Level 1: Answer

“I want AI to… give me the answer.”

• Passive use, transactional.
• Low effort, low ownership.

Level 2: Inform

“I want AI to… help me understand with relevant context.”

• Supportive role; enriches decision-making or learning.
• Human starts reasserting ownership.

Level 3: Co-Create

“I want AI to… work with me to figure things out.”

• Iterative collaboration, breaking loops, co-solving.
• Human + AI in dynamic interplay of evaluation.

Level 4: Design

“I want AI to… help me design tools, systems, or learning experiences.”

• AI becomes scaffolding for deeper cognitive work.
• Highest level of human ownership.