AI Fitness Assessment

Starting July 20, Section Coach personalizes your experience based on your AI fitness. This article covers what the AI Fitness Check is, when you'll be asked to take it, what your results mean, and the options available to admins.

What the AI Fitness Check is

The AI Fitness Check is a brief assessment in Section Coach — 12 questions about how you use AI at work. It uses the same methodology as the prior AI Proficiency Assessment. Your answers show Coach your starting AI Fitness level so it can direct you to the right AI Accelerator.

When you'll take the Check

When you're prompted depends on whether you're new to Section Coach:

• New users — the AI Fitness Check is part of onboarding. You'll take it the first time you log in to Section Coach.
• Returning users — the next time you log in, you'll be prompted to take the Check so Coach can personalize your experience.

Depending on your company's settings, the Check may be required before you can continue, or optional — see If you'd rather take it later below.

Your AI Fitness level

Once you complete the Check, Coach shows you your current AI Fitness level. There are four levels:

1. Novice
2. Experimenter
3. Practitioner
4. Expert

Your level is a starting point, not a grade. It determines which of the three AI Accelerators Coach recommends first:

• Basic AI Accelerator — coaches responsible use, giving AI context, and getting strong output, then has you save 3 AI use cases.
• Advanced AI Accelerator — coaches advanced prompting, working with connectors, and identifying automation opportunities.
• Agentic AI Accelerator — coaches designing and building agentic workflows.

What happens afterward

After you complete the Check, Coach shows you your current Fitness level. From there, your Coach homepage recommends the right Accelerator for your Fitness level. Over time, your Fitness level is also updated based on your AI activity.

If you'd rather take it later

If your company hasn't made the Check required, you'll see two options when prompted:

• Take the Check — sends you to the 12-question assessment.
• Do it later — sends you to an unpersonalized homepage.

If your company requires the Check, you won't see these options — you'll take the Check when prompted.

If you've already been surveyed

If your company already surveyed employees as part of its Transformation Plan, your score is pre-populated — you won't need to retake the assessment, and Coach will personalize your experience from your existing results.

Options for admins

Admins have two optional controls for the AI Fitness Check:

• Require the Check — make the AI Fitness Check mandatory for new and returning users, rather than allowing them to defer it.
• Require the Basic AI Accelerator — require employees to complete the Basic AI Accelerator before moving on to more advanced content.

Questions about the AI Fitness Check or your company's settings? Email help@sectionai.com.