Reading
These are the books and papers behind the lab’s position on thinking with AI. Links go to the author’s sites. Notes on individual chapters will appear as separate entries.
Conversation, Not Delegation: How to Think With AI, Not Just Use It
Section titled “Conversation, Not Delegation: How to Think With AI, Not Just Use It”The method underneath the lab’s thesis: brainstorm, ideate, iterate, amplify. Delegation outsources judgement; conversation keeps it in the practitioner.
Read the book · Framework site
The Human Edge: Using AI with Judgement
Section titled “The Human Edge: Using AI with Judgement”The workplace companion. Judge, brief, check, deliver. Written for people who have to sign their name to the output.
Partner, Don’t Police: AI in the Business Classroom
Section titled “Partner, Don’t Police: AI in the Business Classroom”A companion for educators working out what AI should do and what students must still own.
Substantiate, Don’t Assume: Why the Auditor’s Opinion Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI
Section titled “Substantiate, Don’t Assume: Why the Auditor’s Opinion Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI”A companion for audit and assurance work, where the judgement behind the output is the product.
All books are free to download at books.borck.education.
Research
Section titled “Research”Borck, M. (2026). Cognitive Strategy Transfer: Why Human Complexity-Management Strategies Improve Large Language Model Performance. Accepted at the Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2026), Perth, Australia.
How these connect to the lab
Section titled “How these connect to the lab”The lab’s thesis is that local AI should amplify thinking, not replace it. The books are the long version of that argument. LocoMusa measures thinking-partner quality, and LocoAgente builds the harness that keeps the human in the loop. The reading list is the conceptual layer under both.