Checklist
What not to paste into AI tools at work.
A practical safety filter for office workers before using AI.
Why this matters
Most AI anxiety starts with not knowing what is safe.
This page gives the user a simple pre-flight check before they paste anything into an AI tool. It is deliberately conservative for people using public or unclear workplace tools.
Use today
Rewrite the task without the real details.
If the AI can help with the pattern of the work, it does not need the real customer, employee, project, contract, or financial details.
Use this before your first prompt.
Remove first
- Customer, client, patient, or employee names.
- Financial figures, contracts, internal strategy, or legal details.
- Passwords, API keys, personal identifiers, or private messages.
- Anything your workplace has not approved for AI use.
Safer substitutes
- Use placeholders such as [customer], [project], or [date].
- Describe the type of task instead of pasting the real document.
- Use public or generic examples while learning.
- Ask AI to help create a safe prompt before sharing context.