CIR v2.0 — Cognitive Infrastructure Readiness Framework
A self-assessment framework for organisations evaluating their AI readiness across five constitutional dimensions. Available now on Gumroad.
AI Readiness Is a Constitutional Question
Most organisations approach AI readiness as a technology question. Which model. Which vendor. Which use case.
CIR starts from a different premise: before you can deploy an intelligent system responsibly, you need to have made foundational decisions about authority, accountability, and alignment. These decisions are your organisation’s AI constitution — whether you have written it down or not.
The problem: most organisations are discovering their implicit constitution through failure.
The Five Constitutional Dimensions
Intent Specification Can you articulate, in writing, what your AI systems are optimising for — at the organisational intent level, not just the feature level?
Authority Architecture When the system produces unexpected output, who has authority to act? Is that authority clear and exercisable under pressure?
Alignment Monitoring What is your live mechanism for detecting when system behaviour drifts from intent? How quickly can you detect and respond?
Governance Scalability As you add more AI systems, does your governance architecture scale with them — or does it remain fixed while exposure grows?
Failure Mode Literacy Do your decision-makers understand the specific failure modes of the systems they are accountable for — at the level of consequence and response?
What You Get
- Complete self-assessment instrument across all five dimensions
- Scoring rubrics with qualitative and quantitative guidance
- Interpretation guide: what your scores mean and what they predict
- Prioritised recommendations by dimension
- Governance vocabulary for internal alignment conversations
- Foundation for a more complete Bainbridge Warning assessment if needed
Get CIR v2.0
Available now on Gumroad for $50. Immediate digital delivery.
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Common Questions
What is CIR?
CIR is a self-assessment framework that helps organisations evaluate their AI readiness across five constitutional dimensions: intent specification, authority architecture, alignment monitoring, governance scalability, and failure mode literacy.
Who should use this?
Operations leads, strategy directors, governance teams, and executives at organisations actively deploying AI or planning to do so at scale. Also useful for consultants advising on AI transformation.
What do I get?
A structured assessment instrument with scoring rubrics, interpretation guide, and prioritised next-step recommendations for each dimension.
How long does it take?
A thorough assessment takes 2-4 hours. Many teams complete it as a workshop exercise across one day.