Irreducibly Human: Notes

Complete chapter specifications for The AI Sherpa: A Practitioner

Graduate course syllabus for AImagineering (Irreducibly Human series) at Northeastern University College of Engineering. Covers the complete AI-augmented design pipeline — Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test, Commit — for engineers who already use AI tools and need the irreducibly human judgment those tools cannot supply.

Graduate course syllabus for Irreducibly Human: Botspeak at Northeastern University College of Engineering. The series entry point — builds the complete Five Modes architecture (Specification, Delegation, Conversation, Discernment, Diligence), the tier taxonomy, and the original research capstone demonstrating AI fluency under real conditions.

Graduate course syllabus for Irreducibly Human: Causal Reasoning at Northeastern University College of Engineering. Develops the ability to build a defensible causal model for a domain problem — DAG construction, confounder/mediator/collider identification, the backdoor criterion, and the estimation handoff — with every identification decision performed by the student, not delegated to a tool.

Concept brief for Irreducibly Human: Conducting AI — Course 4 of 6 in the graduate engineering series. Covers the five supervisory capacities (plausibility auditing, problem formulation, tool orchestration, interpretive judgment, executive integration), reader profile, three-act chapter map, and pedagogical architecture. Chapter specifications pending.

Graduate course syllabus for Irreducibly Human: Embodied Teaching at Northeastern University College of Engineering. Covers the Tier 2 framework for embodied domains — woodshop, PE, nursing simulation, dance, culinary arts, physical therapy, and the trades — with a field-tested AI integration plan, AI Integration Audit, and gap analysis as primary deliverables.

Complete chapter specifications for Irreducibly Human: Ethical Play — Course 3 of the graduate engineering series. Covers the full 15-week arc from ethical framework analysis through game design build to Ethical Auditor gap analysis, with learning outcomes, VE spiral thread, sequencing logic, and open design questions.

Four-session faculty development workshop. Builds the supervisory AI framework business school faculty need to evaluate outputs, redesign assessments, and draft defensible syllabus policy — applied directly to courses they are currently teaching.

Graduate course syllabus for AImagineering (Irreducibly Human series). Covers the complete AI-augmented design pipeline — Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test, Commit — for engineers who already use AI tools and need the irreducibly human judgment those tools cannot supply.

Complete chapter specifications for Irreducibly Human: AImagineering — the graduate engineering course textbook covering the full AI-augmented design pipeline. Covers learner profile, three-act learning arc, chapter-by-chapter learning outcomes, worked examples, assessable exercises, and the Human Half Declaration throughline.

Complete chapter specifications for Irreducibly Human: Ethical Play — Course 3 of the graduate engineering series. Covers the full 15-week arc from ethical framework analysis through game design build to Ethical Auditor gap analysis, with learning outcomes, VE spiral thread, sequencing logic, and open design questions.

Master reference document for the Irreducibly Human curriculum series. Covers the seven-tier intelligence taxonomy, complete course inventory, production pipeline, and open action items as of March 2026.