AI Tools

Choosing AI Tools Without Regret

Every tool demonstration is the best day that tool will ever have.

The tool that wins the demonstration and loses an ordinary Tuesday.

What you get

6 things inside

A verdict form that ends in ADOPT, TRIAL, REJECT or NOT TESTED, for one task
A test on your real task, with the pass mark written before the first run
Cost and time per accepted result, computed from your own log by a script you can run
A weaknesses first list with a gate rule, and the questions to ask a tool's own terms
A one page scorecard with gates, sealed weights and a weight stress test
A switch or stay rule with a break-even, and copy sheets for every step

How it is written

Every chapter opens with how it breaks and ends with the one decision that stays with a person.

Who it is for

Anyone who must choose, or defend, an AI tool for a real task and wants to judge it with their own numbers.

Format

A PDF e-book of 66 pages, 6 by 9 inches. Licensed for personal use. The file is protected: copying, editing and printing are restricted.

Stellarwind AI publishes how real AI systems are built, set up and run.

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