The AI Operating Manual · presale
Reports, documents and analysis in half the time, with a result you check in 60 seconds. You start with the task already sitting on your desk.
Full version launches: 10 November 2026
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Toni Lacki · over 10 years teaching companies technology adoption. First edition, no participant reviews yet.
Sound familiar
You have AI. And the recurring work is still waiting. Below are example client situations. These are scenes describing the problem, not quotes or participant reviews.
Marketing
I want to put materials together faster and show my team a concrete result. I do not know where to start or what I am allowed to feed into the tool.
You start on the practice files. You use a brief and check the answer against the source.
Owner of a service business
I already pay for AI. I want to organize what we agreed on faster, but I need to know the answer did not add a promise I never made.
In the sample brief you set the format and the rule: every fact has to come from the notes. Gaps get flagged, and you compare the result against the source.
Manager
Watching people use a chat tool tells me little. I need one concrete task, a result, and a time record.
You compare the same recurring task before and after AI. You count preparation, checking and corrections.
Why now
Almost everyone has access to AI today. A minority uses it regularly and in a way they can verify. That is the gap this training is built for. Figures from research, with date and source.
1 in 5
Only 19.95% of EU companies used AI in 2025. Denmark: 42%, Poland: 8.4%. Most teams and most of your competitors have not started yet.
Eurostat, Use of AI in enterprises, 2025 data19%
Only 19% of employees use AI at work a few times a week or more, and 8% daily. The rest have a licence or curiosity.
Gallup, US workforce survey, June 202571%
71% of leaders would rather hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills than a more experienced one without them. 66% would not hire anyone without those skills.
Microsoft Work Trend Index, May 2024, 31,000 workers in 31 countries+40% / −23%
Consultants using GPT-4 delivered 40% higher quality where AI fits the task, and 23% worse where it does not. That is why every task in the course ends with checking the result, not just generating it.
BCG and Harvard, experiment with 758 consultants, September 2023None of these figures are results of participants of this training. They describe the market you are starting in.
Before / after · example from the Start module
Compare the same recurring task. Log the full time for the manual version and the AI-assisted version. Include preparation, execution, checking and corrections.
How it works
Before you use an AI result, compare it with the source. Every task links source material, a brief, execution and a check. Below is a sample brief for summarizing meeting notes.
An editorial example on fictional notes. This illustrates the method and the check, not a real AI conversation or a participant result.
Source material
The team needs to collect feedback on the proposal. No owner or deadline has been set.
Give AI a point of reference.
I am preparing a meeting-notes summary for my team.
Name the work to be done.
Pull out the decisions and action items recorded in the notes.
Specify what you want back.
Table: action, owner, deadline.
Set how you will judge the result.
Every row has to come from the notes. Flag gaps as "no data".
An accurate mapping of the information
| Action | Owner | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Collect feedback on the proposal | no data | no data |
The gaps are visible. You know what to confirm before using the summary further.
A deliberately wrong variant for comparison
| Action | Owner | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Collect feedback on the proposal | no data | tomorrow |
Error to catch: the deadline "tomorrow" is a guess. The notes do not give a deadline.
Check
Remove the invented deadline. Keep "no data" and set a deadline before you use the summary further.
Execution
Hand AI the practice file and the brief. Then compare the answer with the source material.
The 60-second check
Check names, dates and decisions against the source.
Find information that is not in the source material.
Check format and criterion. Fix mismatches before you use the result.
In the exercise you run a quick 60-second check. This is not a promise about how long it takes to check every piece of work. If you find an error, add time for the correction and a second check.
From login to a checked result
You finish with a completed exercise and a first entry in your time log. You do not have to go through all 52 lessons. These steps make up your first pass through the Start module.
You log in to the platform and pick a task from the list of 32.
You start on the included material, without reaching for company data.
Context, task, format and check. You fill in four parts.
You hand AI the file and the brief. You get a first version of the result.
You run the 60-second check and log the time. You add corrections and a second check.
Which tool
You work with ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, including free plans. The model map in module 1 compares more tools and tells you when it is worth paying. Available features and limits depend on the plan you pick. The course does not include AI tool subscriptions.
Who it is for / who it is not for
You pick a task by your own role
What you have after every module
Start with the Start module. Then pick material for the task in front of you. You do not have to go through the whole library in order. You get 52 lessons across 9 modules. Connectors and MCP are optional.
You choose recurring work, go from source material to result, and log the time. Start has 7 lessons and 77 minutes of material. Set aside up to 90 minutes for onboarding.
You use the model map to judge a choice against the requirements of your own work. The map compares more tools than ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, and flags when it is worth paying.
You compare your task requirements against a tool price and limits table. The course price does not include AI subscriptions.
You get 32 tasks with CSV, XLSX, DOCX and PDF files. Each one links source material, a brief, execution and a check. Tasks take about 15 minutes. The quick check takes 60 seconds; corrections and a second check take extra time.
Briefs are collected in a repository on GitHub. Public notes show the way of working. The private GitHub repository for members collects briefs with change history and updates in one place.
You start on practice files. Before you reach for data from work, you check company rules and agree the use with your employer or client. The course helps you prepare that conversation; it does not grant permission on their behalf.
You learn to read changes in AI tools and check whether they help with the task you actually need to do.
You measure your work and prepare a resume entry based on a task you actually did. You can describe what you do with AI, how you check the result, and what time you log.
You learn about connectors and MCP, the way of linking AI to other tools and data. You can skip this module and keep working from files and briefs.
Less to keep up with
There is no community and no daily emails. You pick the material you need for your own task. You use briefs with context, task, format and a check.
A year of access with updates
Your annual access includes:
A Start module that walks you through picking a task, writing a brief, and checking the result. 52 lessons across 9 modules in total.
32 tasks by role with CSV, XLSX, DOCX and PDF files. You get material to practise on and a criterion for checking the result.
A brief repository on GitHub. You can come back to an instruction for similar work.
A year of access to the materials and updates.
60 recorded minutes every month: a walkthrough of the Short List of tool changes, one task done live, and answers to questions sent by email.
AI Power User with a tools stamp. You earn it after the baseline test and the three artifacts from module 7, renewed with every year of membership.
Do the math with your own rate
Do the math with your own rate: at $50 an hour, the course pays for itself after you recover about 2 hours, roughly one weekly report done faster for a month.
An AI tool subscription alone runs about $20 a month, whether you use 5% or 50% of what it can do.
This is an example for plugging in your own rate and your own AI subscription cost. It assumes 2 hours recovered on reports across a month in total; it is not derived from the 70 to 40 minute illustration above. Usage levels are an illustration, not a measurement of users or a plan limit.
Divide $99 by the value of your own working hour. Include time for learning, preparation, checking and corrections. The course helps you organize work with AI; it does not replace a subscription. If your employer pays for the tool, do not count their bill as your own expense; on a free plan, skip this cost.
Presale · annual access
$99 / year
Paid upfront for the year.
Your first result in 90 minutes. Then tasks of about 15 minutes each. 52 lessons, 32 ready-made tasks with files, a year of access with updates.
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Buy in presale · $99Presale until the launch on 10 November 2026. Buy today and open the text lessons with exercises right away; you get the full version with recordings on launch day. Your year of access starts at launch.
The price covers the course. It does not cover AI tool subscriptions.
Before launch: text lessons and exercises. Video recordings arrive 10 November 2026.
If within 30 days of purchase you do not have a recurring task you now do faster, request a full refund within that window.
See the guarantee termsFounding package
Once a year, send one brief in reply to your welcome email. Within 7 days you get an answer: what to fix and why.
Closes the objection: I do not know if my instruction will get me the result I need.
Buy before 10 November 2026 for $99 and pay the same price at every renewal. Regular price from 2027: $129 a year.
Closes the objection: next year access might cost more.
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Toni Lacki · author
My name is Toni Lacki. For over 10 years I have taught companies how to adopt new technology. Today I roll out AI across departments of global companies. I also build my own course platform, Ludus.
The AI Operating Manual is a first edition. I do not have participant reviews yet. The numbers above are from my earlier work.
Before you decide
After payment you get an email with access to the platform right away, and you open text lessons with practice files, briefs and check criteria. The full version with video recordings launches 10 November 2026. Your year of access starts at launch, so presale does not shorten your access. The price is the same in presale and after launch: $99 a year.
No. You write briefs in plain language. You work with files. GitHub is used as a materials repository. The connectors and MCP module is optional.
Up to 90 minutes for onboarding. Start covers 7 lessons and 77 minutes of material. Tasks from the library take about 15 minutes. That is a practice-time estimate, not a promise about how long every piece of professional work will take. 30 days is your guarantee window from purchase.
Video recordings are in progress. The offer includes the lessons, tasks and files for independent study. No date has been set for when the recordings will be added.
No. Start with the included practice files. Before you use your own data, check your company rules and agree with your employer or client what you may feed into AI. The data module helps you prepare that conversation. Buying the course does not replace that permission.
If within 30 days of purchase you do not have one recurring task you now do faster, email info@tonilacki.com within that window. I refund the full payment within 14 days, the same way you paid. The files you downloaded stay with you. One email, no questions asked.
Start with the Start module. Then pick a task from your role and reach for the material you need for that work. You do not have to go through the whole library. You can skip connectors and MCP.
A year of access with updates: 52 lessons across 9 modules, 32 tasks with files, and the brief repository. You pay upfront for the year. AI tool subscriptions are not included.
No. That is an illustrative example from the Start module showing how to log time. It is not a measurement of a participant, and it is not a promise about your own result. Count your own time together with preparation, execution, checking and corrections.
This is the first edition. I do not have participant reviews yet. The numbers in the author section are from my earlier work. On this page you can see a sample brief and the checks used on a result.
Yes, if you still start similar tasks from scratch or find it hard to check the answer. You use briefs, check criteria and time tracking. Having the tool alone does not tell you how to do your own task.
You get connected materials to practise with: a source file, a brief, execution and a check. You can come back to briefs for similar work. You do not have to build the whole exercise yourself from a blank page.
No. 60 seconds refers to the quick check in the exercise. At work, how much checking you need depends on the task and the source material. If you find an error, you need time to fix it and check again.
You work with ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, including free plans. The model map in module 1 compares more tools and tells you when it is worth paying. Available features and limits depend on the plan you pick. The course does not include AI tool subscriptions. You check your company data rules in module 5. We do not assume every task fits every plan.
After payment you get an email with a link to set your password on the platform, usually within a few minutes. Access lasts 12 months from purchase, updates are included. Renewal is a new purchase, nothing is charged automatically. Downloaded files stay with you after access ends.
Email info@tonilacki.com. A team version is in preparation.
Yes. This is the English edition: all 52 lessons, the 32-task library, the practice files and the members repository are in English. The Polish edition is a separate product on antonilacki.com.
Yes, but earned by work, not by watching lessons. The AI Power User certificate with a tools stamp (month and year) is issued on the platform once you mark the baseline test from module 0 and the three module 7 artifacts as done: the resume entry, the one page for your manager and the manager's quarter plan. You can add it to your LinkedIn profile; when you renew access it gets a fresh stamp.
Once a month, 60 minutes, recorded and available in the course: a walkthrough of the Short List of tool changes, one task from the library done live, and answers to questions sent by email. There is no group or chat to follow; the recording stays in the course.
Buy before 10 November 2026 and you keep $99 a year for good; the regular price from 2027 is $129. You also get one brief reviewed by email within 7 days, once a year of membership.
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