Beginner · 5 lessons · about 35 min · free certificate
Safe, private and fair AI use
Learn what happens to the things you type into an AI tool, how to protect private information, and how to use AI fairly and openly at work and at home.
For: Anyone who uses or is about to use an AI chatbot and wants to do it safely.
Start lesson 1When you finish
- You can explain in plain words what may happen to the text you type into an AI tool.
- You can find and adjust the privacy settings in the AI tools you use.
- You can sort information into safe to paste, remove first, and never paste.
- You can spot unfair or biased AI answers and correct them.
- You can say when and how to tell others you used AI, and follow your workplace rules.
Lessons
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- What happens to what you typeabout 6 minWhen you finish, you can explain where your words may go and decide what is safe to type.
- Privacy settings and sensitive dataabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can adjust the settings in your tools and sort information into three safety levels.
- Bias and fairnessabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can spot unfair patterns in AI answers and ask for fairer ones.
- Being open about AI, and copyright basicsabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can decide when to tell others you used AI and avoid common copyright mistakes.
- Following and shaping workplace AI rulesabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can find your workplace rules, follow them, and ask smart questions when rules are missing.
Final exam and certificate
10 questions. Score 8 or more for a free certificate of completion you can share and add to LinkedIn. Unlimited tries.
Take the final examPrompts you can use today
Copy one, replace the [brackets] with your details, and paste it into the AI tool you use. Leave out anything private.
Strip the private details
Here is a draft I want to share with an AI tool. Before I do, list every name, number, address, account detail or other private fact in it, and suggest a neutral stand-in for each, like [CLIENT] or [DATE]. Draft: [paste draft]
Bias check on a draft
Read the text below and point out any wording that makes assumptions about age, gender, race, religion, disability, accent or background. For each one, show a fairer rewrite. Text: [paste text]
Explain a privacy setting
I use [name of AI tool]. In plain words, what kinds of settings should I look for that control whether my chats are saved or used to improve the product? Tell me what to look for and remind me to check the product's current help pages.
Plan my workplace rules
I work as [your job] at [type of organization]. Help me write a short list of questions to ask my manager about what AI use is allowed, what data I may enter, and how to label AI help.
Disclosure sentence
I used AI to help with [task]. Write three short, honest sentences I can add to my work saying so, in a [formal/friendly] tone, without apologizing.
Fact-check list
Here is an AI answer I want to use: [paste answer]. List each claim I should verify, what kind of source would confirm it, and which claims are riskiest if wrong.
Safe version of my question
I want to ask an AI tool for help with this situation: [describe]. Rewrite my question so it keeps the problem but removes anything that could identify a real person or organization.
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Ask anything about this course, in any language. The tutor is an AI: it can be wrong, and it never needs your personal details.
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