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Where is your business on AI?
Ten questions, about two minutes. You’ll see which of the four levels of AI adoption you’re on, and the one move that gets you to the next.
Your result
You’re on level 1 of 4
Ad hoc.
- 01Ad hocYou’re here
- 02Daily tool
- 03Owning an agent
- 04AI infrastructure
You use AI when you remember to. It helps with the odd job, but nothing connects yet. Each chat starts from a blank page, and you carry every answer to wherever it’s needed.
Your one next move
Make AI a daily habit on one job you already do every day, like replying to enquiries or writing quotes. Two weeks of that and you’re on level two.
Where we come in
Getting from here to level three is what we set up with you: one system on the job that eats most of your week, and your team shown how to use it.
Your result
You’re on level 2 of 4
Daily tool.
- 01Ad hoc
- 02Daily toolYou’re here
- 03Owning an agent
- 04AI infrastructure
AI is part of your day, but you’re still the engine. You prompt, copy and paste, and every answer moves because you move it. Most businesses stop here, because it feels like the top.
Your one next move
Pick one job your team repeats every week, like a report, follow-ups or posts. Have it prepared for you on a schedule, from your own business notes.
That one workflow takes you from level two to level three, and it’s where the hours come back.
Where we come in
That first workflow is what we set up with you: built on your own business notes, running on a schedule, with a person approving what goes out.
Your result
You’re on level 3 of 4
Owning an agent.
- 01Ad hoc
- 02Daily tool
- 03Owning an agentYou’re here
- 04AI infrastructure
AI works from your business memory and your tools, and prepares repeated work while you approve the decisions. Very few businesses get this far.
Your one next move
Add one workflow at a time, starting with the job that gives back the most hours, and keep anything public, paid or customer-facing waiting for your approval.
Where we come in
You have one system working. The next gains come from a second and a third, connected so they hand work to each other, and from someone to run them. That’s the work we do.
Your result
You’re on level 4 of 4
AI infrastructure.
- 01Ad hoc
- 02Daily tool
- 03Owning an agent
- 04AI infrastructureYou’re here
Several agents hand work to one another across the business, all working from the same business memory, while people set the goals and approve what matters. This is where the gains compound, and very few businesses run like this yet.
Your one next move
Keep people on the guardrails: who approves what, what gets logged, and what the systems may never do on their own.
Where we come in
You’re past adoption. What’s left is choosing what to systemise next and keeping the guardrails tight. SCALR runs on level four too, so the free analysis is a second look from someone who runs it every day.
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The four levels
Four levels of AI adoption, in short.
Most businesses sit on level one or two. The hours come back on level three.
- Level 01
Ad hoc
You ask ChatGPT or Claude when you remember to. A smarter search bar. Nothing connects.
- Level 02
Daily tool
AI all day, but by hand. Prompt, copy, paste, repeat. Every output moves because you move it.
- Level 03
Owning an agent
Connected to your tools and your second brain. It prepares repeated work on schedule. You review and approve.
- Level 04
AI infrastructure
Several agents hand work to one another across the business, from one shared memory. You set the goals and approve what matters.
Questions
About the check.
How is my level worked out?
Each answer matches one of the four levels. Your level is the average of your ten answers, so one advanced habit doesn’t lift you a whole level on its own, and one gap doesn’t drop you either.
Are my answers saved?
The check runs in your browser, and nothing you click is sent to us. If you ask for the PDF or the free analysis, we keep what you type in that form, because that’s how we deliver it. Like the rest of the site, the page counts visits with Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, as the privacy policy explains.
Where do the four levels come from?
They’re the framework Keith Loh, SCALR’s founder, uses to explain AI adoption: ad hoc use, AI as a daily tool, owning an agent, and AI infrastructure, where several agents work with one another. SCALR runs on level four, and the full article explains each level with examples.
Which level should my business aim for?
Start with level three. That’s where AI prepares the repeated work from your own business memory while people approve the decisions, and it’s where most of the hours come back. Level four is where the gains compound, once several agents hand work to one another.