This critical thinking with AI course develops advanced critical thinking and analytical skills specifically designed for evaluating artificial intelligence outputs in professional settings. Participants master systematic analysis techniques used by elite forecasters to dissect AI recommendations, identify logical flaws, and apply rigorous evidence-based reasoning when AI-generated insights inform important decisions.
This session transforms participants from passive AI consumers into sophisticated analysts who can critically examine, validate, and strategically leverage artificial intelligence while avoiding the pitfalls that trap less-discerning users.
Delivery Approach
- Interactive with hands-on exercises using real AI outputs
- Practical focus - skills participants can apply immediately
- Small group format (max 14)
- Research based methodology with tournament scoring and calibration exercises
What Participants Will Master
- Elite forecasting techniques from DARPA's superforecaster research for evaluating AI accuracy
- Quantitative uncertainty assessment using 90% confidence intervals
- Rapid validation methods including Doug Hubbard's Rule of Five for efficient AI testing
- Strategic prompt engineering for more reliable AI responses
- Structured frameworks for measuring "unmeasurable" AI claims
- Confidence to lead in an AI-augmented tech environment
What Participants Leave With
- Structured framework for evaluating any AI output
- Calibration tools to improve decision accuracy
Note: This course teaches critical thinking skills for evaluating and applying outputs from LLMs and other statistical AI methods, equipping you with tools to reason through problems using statistical approaches.
Course Structure
Times: 1 Day – 08:30 – 16:30 hrs
Breaks: One-hour lunch (peer discussion) plus 2 x 15 min coffee breaks (lunches/refreshments included)
Course Author and Presenter
This course has been designed, built and will be presented in-person by renowned industry expert and AI contributor Edmund Sutcliffe in December in Galway, Cork and Dublin, Ireland.
More locations and in-house sessions may be scheduled on request. We can deliver this course at various locations across Ireland, the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, and the USA. Contact us if you would like to discuss your business needs.