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Keep a human in charge

AI assistants are great at drafts, summaries and ideas. But they can be confidently wrong, and they cannot take responsibility. Use AI to help, and keep a person (you) making the final call on these things:

Don’t hand these off without checking

Payments and money. Never let an AI tool send money, approve invoices or change bank details on its own. Check every amount and recipient yourself.
Legal and compliance. AI can explain a contract in plain words or draft a first version, but it is not a lawyer. Have a qualified person review anything you sign or file.
Hiring and people decisions. Use AI to draft job posts or interview questions, not to decide who gets hired, promoted or let go. Those decisions need a human, and in many places the law requires it.
Sensitive personal data. Don’t paste health records, SIN or Social Security numbers, passwords, bank details or other people’s private information into a chat. See Is my data safe? for each tool’s privacy setting.
Publishing under your name. Read every word before you post, send or publish. You are responsible for what goes out, not the tool.
Big decisions. Medical, financial, legal or life choices: use AI to prepare questions and understand options, then talk to a professional.

Always double-check facts and numbers

AI can invent sources, quotes, dates and figures that look real. Before you rely on an answer:

Ask the AI for its sources, then open them yourself.
Recalculate any important number (totals, percentages, dates).
Check names, prices and opening hours on the official website.
If it matters, ask a second tool or a person.

A simple rule

AI drafts, you decide. If a mistake would cost money, break a law, hurt someone or embarrass you, check it before it leaves your hands.