The AI Consultation
Exercise 2: The AI Consultation
Layers Used: Layer 2 (Reasoning Receipt), Layer 4 (Contradiction Challenge)
You will use the Collaboration Log format from Chapter 6, Exercise 2, now applied under time pressure with incomplete data.
What You Do
Now use Claude and ChatGPT to research and analyze the scenario from Exercise 1. The AI also has incomplete information because the scenario is fictional. Document where you chose to trust AI analysis vs. your own judgment. Update your decision and confidence level.
A Consultation Log documenting: every question you asked AI, every response received, and for each — whether you accepted it, what you noticed AI was fabricating or guessing, and how it changed (or did not change) your thinking. An updated Decision Document showing your revised recommendation, revised confidence level, and what specifically caused any changes. Both original and revised versions side by side.
I made an initial decision under uncertainty, then consulted AI to gather more information. Below is my original decision and my updated decision after AI consultation. Please:
(1) Did my decision improve after AI consultation, or did AI introduce confusion? (2) Review my Consultation Log -- did I correctly identify where AI was fabricating or guessing? (3) Was my confidence adjustment appropriate? (4) Did I update my reversal triggers based on new information? Should I have? (5) Rate my judgment in deciding when to trust AI and when to trust my own analysis: Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent. (6) What would have been the optimal decision process for this scenario?
Original decision:
Consultation Log:
Updated decision:
Finally, complete the Thinking Score Card for this exercise: Independent Thinking (1-10), Critical Evaluation (1-10), Reasoning Depth (1-10), Originality (1-10), Self-Awareness (1-10). For each score, give a one-sentence justification.
Discuss with an AI. Question your scores.
Come back when you have your BEST evaluation.
What This Teaches You
You learn the hardest part of AI consultation under uncertainty: distinguishing between information the AI actually has and information it is confidently fabricating. The side-by-side comparison of your decisions before and after AI shows you whether AI consultation improved or degraded your judgment.