The AI Safety Do and Don’t List for Beginners

Beginner AI Safety: Do This

• Use AI for brainstorming, drafts, outlines, learning, and practice.
• Check important facts before acting.
• Remove names, account numbers, passwords, private files, and sensitive details from prompts.
• Ask AI to explain uncertainty and what needs verification.
• Keep a human review step before publishing or sending important work.

Beginner AI Safety: Don’t Do This

• Do not paste passwords, private customer data, medical records, financial records, or confidential documents into random tools.
• Do not assume AI citations, numbers, or legal claims are correct.
• Do not let AI make decisions that affect money, safety, access, employment, or rights without human review.
• Do not install unknown AI browser extensions or apps without checking permissions.
• Do not share AI-generated claims as facts until verified.

The beginner rule is simple: use AI to help you think and draft, but do not give it sensitive data or final authority.