The Formation Bridge - Building Judgement in the AI Era

Greg Twemlow argues that artificial intelligence is currently dismantling the traditional apprenticeship layer where young people historically developed professional judgement. By automating entry-level tasks like research and drafting, technology has removed the essential friction and supervised practice required to transition from education to professional capability. To address this gap, the author proposes the "Formation Bridge," a structured framework that uses AI as a supportive scaffold rather than a shortcut. This model employs specific agentic layers to help students identify core problems, weigh evidence, and navigate ethical consequences of their work. Ultimately, Twemlow asserts that schools and businesses must collaborate to rebuild this pathway to maturity, ensuring learners maintain ownership of their decisions. This approach moves beyond simple AI literacy to foster deep, accountable human judgement in an automated world. Read the article.About the Author - Greg Twemlow writes and teaches at the intersection of technology, education, and human judgment. He works with educators and businesses to make AI explainable and assessable in classrooms and boardrooms — to ensure AI users show their process and own their decisions. His cognition protocol, the Context & Critique Rule™, is built on a three-step process: Evidence → Cognition → Discernment — a bridge from what’s scattered to what’s chosen. Context & Critique → Accountable AI™. © 2025 Greg Twemlow. “Context & Critique → Accountable AI” and “Context & Critique Rule” are unregistered trademarks (™).