15 Days of AI

They were already using AI. Fifteen lessons made them good at it.

Investment management
United States
75 people

TIFF manages investments for endowments, foundations and other nonprofits. Some people already used AI every day, and half rated their confidence at 4 or 5 out of 5. Others had tried it and decided it wasn't for them.

Leadership wanted everyone in the firm using AI, and soon. They wanted training that wasn't tied to one tool and was short enough for very busy people. Their most common frustration was wrong answers and hallucinations, in a business where the numbers have to be right.

All 75 people took 15 Days of AI: fifteen short lessons on their own work. We measured their AI skill before and after.

The whole firm took part

Every person logged in, and 70 completed at least 13 of the 15 lessons.

62 to 81

AI skill rose by nearly a third

Average AIQ out of 100: 61.6 before, 81.0 after.

64 of 67

Nearly everyone got better

More than half improved by 20 points or more.

3 to 43

Strong AI skill became the norm

Three people scored 80 or more at the start. Forty-three did by the end.

34 to 56

Confidence rose with skill

The number of people rating their confidence 4 or 5 out of 5. The average went from 3.5 to 4.1.

Leaders learned alongside their teams

Six senior leaders, including the COO, CFO and CTO, finished all fifteen lessons.

AIQ is our assessment of how well someone works with AI, scored out of 100. AIQ figures are for the 67 people who took it before and after. Confidence is from 68 people at Day 15.