AcademyAI — Build overview
How we build
AI compresses delivery time. Senior engineers direct, review, and own every line of output.
Delivery cadence
Week 4
First version alive
Rough. Buggy. Working to a degree. In your hands.
AI model POC established and in testing
Design system v1 complete – designed AI prototyping available to Andy and rest of team
Week 8
Good outputs
Multiple output forms. Real value being produced.
Still buggy, not yet beautiful interface
More advanced outputs, first fundamentals course demo
Week 12
Usable product
Solves the user's problem. Not commercial yet.
Producing stronger outputs, model well tested
Andy's market exploration learnings guide refinement prioritisation
Week 24
MVCP live
Payments. GDPR. Polished UX. Ready to launch.
Goal is to launch with fundamentals working well + one additional feature/module
How human and AI work together
Lawrence's question about how we split time between human developers and AI cannot be exactly quantified, but the core philosophy is that AI generates, humans curate – every line of code is reviewed, refined, and owned by experienced engineers. This is the most AI-literate and augmented team available and we'll be making strong use of AI to move quickly.
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AI Tooling
We make use of many AI tools across all our processes, but in development terms, these are the most impactful.
AI handles
Speed and volume
Engineers own
Judgment and direction