Lesson 6 of 6 · 6 min read
AI at work
Where a draft helps, why you still own the work, and how to say so when your workplace expects you to.
Good first uses
Strong everyday uses are mechanical: turn rough notes into a checklist, propose an outline, rewrite a paragraph at a lower reading level, brainstorm titles, translate your own draft and then have a speaker check it, or summarize a document you also read.
Weaker uses are anything where a made-up detail would harm someone: a figure in a report, a legal position, a diagnosis, a quote from a customer, a performance review based on text the tool invented.
You sign the work
If your name goes on the email, the slide, or the decision, you are responsible for it. The vendor does not sit in the meeting. Read the draft. Fix the names, the numbers, and the promises. Delete confident sentences you cannot support.
Speed is not accuracy. A reply in ten seconds can still be wrong. Productivity is useful. It does not replace the check.
Disclosure and policy
Some teams require you to say when AI helped. Some forbid it for certain clients. Some require an approved tool. Learn the rule before you paste the work. If there is no rule, a simple line is enough when the reader would want to know: “I used a writing tool for the first draft and edited it.”
Do not present generated text as a quotation from a real person. Do not invent sources to satisfy a rubric. Passing this course’s quiz means you scored high enough on these ideas. It is not a license, a degree, or permission to skip your employer’s rules.
Keep these
- Use the tool for drafts, outlines, and checklists you are willing to review.
- You own what you send. Fast is not the same as true.
- Follow disclosure rules. This certificate is not an accredited credential.