001 — AI policy
Ship It With AI
What AI may do, and at which phase.
Every lesson declares its policy at the top. This is the whole map, on one page. Print it and put it where you can see it — the rule only works where the work happens.
Phase
The AI may
Forbidden
M0–M2
Fundamentals
The AI may
Explain concepts, translate error messages, generate extra exercises.
Forbidden
Generating solution code. Completing your exercises.
M3–M7
Stack and integrations
The AI may
Generate boilerplate and config, explain libraries.
Forbidden
Writing your business logic.
M8
The gate
The AI may
Nothing.
Forbidden
Any code generation at all.
M9–M14
Coding with AI
The AI may
Generate, refactor, test, document.
Forbidden
Accepting output you have not read and not tested.
M15–M21
Building with AI
The AI may
It is the subject of study.
Forbidden
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The rule exists for one reason: until you can do it yourself, you cannot verify it. The M8 gate is where that gets proven.
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