How do you actually use AI? The 3-minute quiz

Twelve quick either-or scenarios about how you really talk to AI — pick whichever answer is closer to what you'd actually do.

What this test measures

Every question drops you into an everyday situation — planning a trip, fixing code, writing an email — and each answer leans toward one side of four independent habits. Together, your four letters form one of 16 AI user types:

• E / I — how you converse. E types think out loud with the AI and refine the answer turn by turn; I types send one thorough message, take the reply, and finish the rest themselves.
• S / N — what you put in a brief. S types lead with concrete specifics like budgets, deadlines, and exact points to cover; N types set the scene first, explaining the backstory and why the task matters.
• T / F — how much you double-check. T types verify sources, run the code, and cross-examine surprising claims; F types accept a plausible answer and keep moving.
• J / P — how much you steer up front. J types fix the outline, format, and criteria before the AI starts; P types ask for a rough draft and decide the direction from what comes back.

12 questions, about 3 minutes

The test is 12 scenario questions with two answers each — three per axis, shown in random order. Each axis is settled by simple majority, and your four letters open your result card: a nickname, your strengths, the habits that hold you back, a prescription for fixing them, and your best and worst type matches. Every type also comes with three ready-to-copy system prompts — a coach, a careful executor, and a critic — each written to counter that type's specific blind spots.

Take it for what it is

This is a just-for-fun self-observation quiz, not a scientific assessment — there are no right answers and no score to fail. Your picks are tallied right in your browser, and you can retake the test as often as you like. If a question could go either way, choose what you actually did last time, not what you'd like to think you'd do.

Browse all 16 types and their prompts · See how to use the prompt you'll get