You Want to Use AI Safely at Work
Four steps to use AI in daily work without leaking data or sending out invented facts.
Step 1: Decide what AI is for in your team
Start with drafting, summarizing and checking, where a person reviews every output. Keep it away from decisions about people.
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Step 2: Set the rules on data
Never paste personal data about participants or staff, safeguarding cases or confidential funder material into a chat tool your organization has not approved.
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Step 3: Check everything it writes
AI invents facts, figures and references that look real. Check each one against a source before it leaves your desk.
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Step 4: Write it down
A one-page AI use policy and a short risk register protect your team and answer funders who ask.
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