Framework Overview
How the AIRI Framework Is Structured
The AI Readiness Framework uses a shared architecture across two assessments — Personal AIRI (pAIRI) for individuals and Organisational AIRI (oAIRI) for organisations. This page explains how the pieces fit together: pillars, dimensions, levels, and scoring.
Five Pillars, Fifteen Dimensions, Five Levels
Each dimension maps to one question in each assessment. The oAIRI name shows the organisational perspective, the pAIRI name the individual. Same architecture, different lens.
P1
Leadership & Culture
Mindset
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Management Support
Understanding AI
AI Literacy
Learning Agility
AI Talent
Role Positioning
Workforce Adaptation
Delegation Disposition
Experimentation Culture
Initiative & Experimentation
P2
Ethics & Governance
Ethics & Responsibility
AI Governance
Ethics Awareness
AI Risk Control
Risk Awareness
GenAI & Agent Risk Management
GenAI Critical Thinking
P3
Business
Value
Value
Creation
Business Use Case
Use Case Identification
GenAI Value Realisation
GenAI Productivity
P4
Data
Foundation
Data
Literacy
Data Quality
Data Evaluation
Reference Data
Data Proficiency
P5
Infra & Standards
Tools & Tech Skills
AI/ML/Data Infrastructure
Tool & Agent Proficiency
Specification Standards & Practices
Specification Thinking
GenAI & Agent Deployment
AI-Assisted Creation & Orchestration
Pillars
Dimensions
Maturity levels (L0 – L4)
Assessment
Five Levels. One Clear Target
Both assessments map to the same five maturity levels. The AI Readiness Framework defines Level 2 (Practitioner) as the success target — for individuals and organisations alike. You don’t need to become an AI expert; you need to use AI effectively.
L0
Range: 0.00 – 0.99
Points: 0.00
AI Unaware BYSTANDER
Haven’t started — and that’s okay. Everyone starts here.
No meaningful AI engagement. Whether it’s an individual who hasn’t tried AI tools or an organisation with no AI strategy — everyone starts here. The key message: awareness is the first step, and starting now is what matters.
L1
Range: 1.00 – 1.99
Points: 1.25
AI Aware EXPLORER
Knows AI exists but not yet using it consistently.
Aware of AI’s potential and actively exploring. For an individual, this means experimenting with AI tools and building foundational understanding. For an organisation, it means leadership sees the opportunity and initial pilots are underway. Curiosity is high but systematic adoption hasn’t started.
L2
Range: 2.00 – 2.99
Points: 2.50
SUCCESS TARGET
AI Ready PRACTITIONER
Uses AI effectively in work with measurable impact.
AI is actively used with measurable results. For individuals, this means effective daily use of AI tools with clear impact on productivity. For organisations, it means deployed solutions with governance in place. This is where the strategic question shifts from “what can we automate?” to “how should we restructure work?” Practitioner is the goal for most people and most organisations. You don’t need to reach L4.
L3
Range: 3.00 – 3.99
Points: 3.75
AI Competent BUILDER
Beyond automation: actively restructuring how work gets done.
Beyond automation: actively building AI capabilities and restructuring how work gets done. Individuals at this level lead AI initiatives, mentor others, and build solutions. Organisations have dedicated AI teams, formal ethics processes, and transformation roadmaps. The focus shifts from adopting AI to reshaping work around it.
L4
Range: 4.00 – 5.00
Points: 5.00
AI Catalyst PIONEER
AI agents handle production; humans provide judgement.
Driving AI transformation at scale. AI agents handle routine production; humans provide judgement, strategy, and oversight. Individuals at this level architect AI ecosystems and influence industry standards. Organisations have mature governance at board level and continuous innovation embedded in operations.
Scoring Reference
Each question uses behavioural anchors — descriptions of observable behaviour, not opinions. You pick the one that honestly matches where you are today. Each anchor maps to a fixed score, and pillar scores are simple averages of their questions.
How Scores Are Calculated
Each pillar score is the simple average of its question scores:
P1 = (D1 + D2 + D3 + D4 + D5) / 5
P2 = (D6 + D7 + D8) / 3
P3 = (D9 + D10) / 2
P4 = (D11 + D12) / 2
P5 = (D13 + D14 + D15) / 3
Overall = (D1 + D2 + … + D15) / 15
The overall score weights all questions equally — not pillar averages. This means P1 (5 questions) naturally carries more weight than P3 or P4 (2 questions each).
pAIRI scores update automatically as learners progress.
On the aiready.sg platform, pAIRI pillar scores recalculate as you complete courses and quizzes — no manual reassessment needed. The assessment is a living score that reflects your current capability, not a one-time snapshot.
oAIRI requires manual reassessment every 6 months, as organisational changes happen outside the learning platform.
From Assessment to Action
The AIRI Framework is designed to be actionable, not just diagnostic. Visit aiready.sg to see an example of a reference implementation demonstrating how to incorporate pAIRI and oAIRI within a comprehensive assess -> learn -> transform initiative.
Assess
Take pAIRI or oAIRI
15 questions, ~20 minutes. Teaching content between pillar groups — you learn while you assess.
Learn
Close Your Gaps
Your pillar scores drive personalised course placement. Work on the pillars where you scored lowest.
Transform
Track & Grow
pAIRI updates as you learn. oAIRI guides project prioritisation through the Decision Engine.
Combined use
When pAIRI and oAIRI are used together, they reveal alignment gaps — for example, if your workforce’s average pAIRI is L2 but organisational Data Foundation (P4) is at L0, individual skills are running ahead of organisational infrastructure. This gap analysis is the foundation of effective AI transformation planning.
The Automation → Transformation Inflection
Level 2 marks a pivotal shift — from asking “what can we automate?” to asking “how should we restructure work around AI?”
AI Automation (L0–L1)
This is where most start!
Finding pain points, automating repetitive tasks, deploying AI tools for immediate productivity gains. For an L0–L1 organisation, this is genuinely transformative. The right starting point.
AI Transformation (L2+)
This is the next frontier!
Restructuring work so AI agents handle production while humans provide judgement, strategy, and oversight. Not just doing the same work faster — fundamentally rethinking what work gets done and by whom.
The Practical Test
If you’re using AI to speed up existing workflows, that’s automation. If you’ve eliminated a workflow entirely because AI handles it end-to-end with human oversight at checkpoints, that’s transformation. Both are valuable — the framework helps organisations know which stage they’re in.
Target Distribution
In practice, most individuals and organisations should target L2 – AI Ready (Practitioner). Here’s the typical distribution the framework aims for:
Maturity level needs to be driven by business objectives and needs — not by a certification or award. An organisation at L2 with strong governance and clear ROI is better positioned than one at L3 with governance gaps.
Get the complete framework.
Download the AIRI Framework Guide v3.1 — includes both pAIRI and oAIRI instruments, scoring methodology, Decision Engine, and gap analysis.