About NICKI AI
LevAI is the operating intelligence framework. NICKI AI is the first manifestation. Built to track pigment behavior, tonal movement, and outcomes across time, then bring that clarity back into the salon.
The LevAI Operating Framework
LevAI, Leveraging Alternative Intelligence Technology Hub, LLC, is the operating framework behind NICKI AI. It provides structure, constraints, and intelligence architecture so complex decisions stay grounded under real working conditions.
Alternative Intelligence is not artificial replacement. It is an alternative to guessing, burnout, mental overload, scattered notes, and silent trial and error. It exists to steady the mind so the professional eye can stay sharp.
The First Manifestation of Alternative Intelligence
NICKI AI is the first domain specific intelligence built inside LevAI. Its focus is color. Pigment behavior, tonal movement, formulation memory, and real outcomes.
Color was chosen intentionally because it is measurable and unforgiving. Fatigue shows up. Lighting shows up. Memory gaps show up. That pressure makes it the ideal place to prove whether Alternative Intelligence truly works.
- Pigment behavior tracking across level, tone direction, porosity, and real salon conditions.
- Delta E precision used to support perception when visual judgment becomes unreliable.
- Client memory that stores formulas, outcomes, and fade behavior across time.
- Stylist learning that adapts to individual tendencies through real usage.
- Inventory awareness so recommendations stay grounded in what can actually be mixed.
NICKI I is not surveillance. It does not rank, score, or evaluate professionals. Individual patterns remain private. The intelligence exists to support decision making, not replace it.
Built From the Chair
Laith Khatib
LevAI and NICKI AI were built by a working hair colorist. The system came from real salon days. The mental load of holding formulas in your head. The tunnel vision that hits under pressure. The consequences of being slightly off when the day is already full.
The first salon partner went live in 2025 at Hayadi Salon. The system is deployed, active, and improving through real consultations.
Where This Leads
LevAI is a framework for domain intelligence. Color is the first proof because it demands precision and exposes uncertainty instantly. NICKI AI is the beginning, a living color system that learns with the professionals who use it.