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Generate items with AI

AI generation drafts items in bulk so you can build a library faster. It produces drafts, not finished questions — you review every item before it reaches a candidate.

Ask for a count in your prompt

Name an exact number in your prompt — for example "40 questions on returns policy" — and the run honors it, up to 100 per run. If you don't name a number, the AI drafts a focused set of up to 12 rather than padding the batch, so an exploratory run stays easy to review. If you need more than 100 items, split the work into multiple runs.

Ground generation in a source document

You can upload a source document and ground the run in it, so drafts are based on your material — a product manual, a policy, a training deck — rather than on general knowledge alone. Grounding is the most reliable way to keep generated items on-topic and aligned with what you actually want to measure.

Choose a destination folder

Generation requires a destination folder in your item library before it starts. All drafts from the run land in that folder, which keeps them separate from vetted items and easy to find. Because tags in SkillCort are folder-scoped, a dedicated folder also gives generated drafts their own tagging space during review.

Review drafts before use

Generated items are drafts you review before use. Read each one, fix wording, verify answer keys and point values, and delete anything that misses the mark. Only items you have approved should be imported into an assessment.

This step is not optional busywork: AI drafts, you decide. A draft that has not been reviewed by a person is not ready to score a candidate.

  • Check the stem for clarity and factual accuracy.
  • Verify the answer key — an item with no answer key auto-scores as null and needs manual review.
  • Confirm points and the required toggle fit your assessment.

Accountability

AI-drafted assessments, candidate summaries, and AI score suggestions are logged with model and version provenance. Items generated into the library are marked as drafts precisely so a person reviews them before they can score anyone — the judgment call to keep, edit, or discard stays with you. Nothing AI-drafted reaches a candidate without a human having accepted it.

At a glance

  • Ask for an exact number in your prompt, up to 100 per run; without one, the AI drafts a focused set of up to 12.
  • You can ground generation in an uploaded source document.
  • A destination folder in your item library is required before generation starts.
  • Generated items are drafts: review them before use.
  • The item editor also has a single-question "Generate with AI" flow, with voice dictation for the prompt.

Frequently asked questions

Can generated items go straight into an assessment?
Bulk generation always lands in your library folder for review first. Two other AI flows draft directly where you work: the item editor's single-question "Generate with AI" fills the form for you to review before saving — you can even dictate the prompt by voice — and the AI assessment intake drafts a full assessment behind a review step. In every flow, a person reviews before a candidate sees the item.
Is there a faster way to add multiple-choice questions I already have?
Yes. The CSV import creates items in bulk from a spreadsheet template, which is often quicker than AI generation when the questions are already written.

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