The 6 I's framework guides responsible AI adoption. These principles help you integrate AI in a way that amplifies your expertise while maintaining your authentic voice and professional standards.
Important: Indistinguishable ≠ invisible. We are not trying to hide our use of AI. We're trying to seamlessly integrate and amplify our agency.
1. Indistinguishable
Your voice, thinking, and standards are reflected.
The goal isn't to hide AI use, it's to ensure that outputs genuinely reflect your expertise, judgment, and professional standards. When AI assists your work, the result should be indistinguishable from what you would produce with unlimited time.
For educators: A parent communication should sound like you. A board report should reflect your analysis. The AI helps you work faster, but the thinking and standards remain yours.
2. Intentional
Deliberate choice about when and why to use AI.
Not every task benefits from AI. Being intentional means consciously deciding when AI adds value versus when human touch is essential. It's about strategic deployment, not automatic reliance.
For educators: Use AI for first drafts of routine communications, but handle sensitive conversations yourself. Automate data analysis, but provide human interpretation of what it means for students.
3. Iterative
Excellence through multiple passes.
Great AI-assisted work rarely comes from a single prompt. The iterative process, refining, adjusting, and improving through multiple exchanges, is where quality emerges.
For educators: Start rough, then refine. "Make this more concise." "Add specific examples." "Adjust the tone for a superintendent audience." Each iteration moves closer to excellence.
4. Informed
Your expertise guides AI.
AI performs best when guided by someone who knows the domain. Your professional knowledge shapes better prompts, helps you recognize good output, and catches errors AI might make.
For educators: Your understanding of your district, your students, and your community makes AI outputs relevant. Without your informed guidance, AI produces generic results that miss the mark.
5. Investigative
Verify what matters.
Trust but verify. AI can generate plausible-sounding content that's factually wrong or contextually inappropriate. Develop habits of checking critical facts and validating important claims.
For educators: Always verify statistics, citations, and policy references. AI is excellent at structure and phrasing, but human verification ensures accuracy on the details that matter.
6. Integrated
Seamless workflow, not separated.
The best AI use doesn't feel like "using AI." It becomes part of how you work, reducing friction rather than adding steps. Integration means AI enhances your existing processes rather than requiring you to change everything.
For educators: AI should fit into your current tools and workflows. The goal is amplification of what you already do well, not a complete overhaul of how you operate.
The Key Insight
These six principles work together to ensure AI adoption that:
- Preserves your professional identity and voice
- Maintains quality and accuracy standards
- Respects the human relationships central to education
- Delivers real productivity gains without shortcuts on quality
Remember: The 6 I's are about how you use AI, not what AI can do. Master these principles, and your AI-assisted work will be genuinely indistinguishable from your best human-only efforts.