You're Still In Charge.
AI Governance · Student Edition · v1.0
AI is a powerful tool — but a tool doesn't think, decide, or lead. You do. The moment you let AI make your choices, you've handed over something that belongs to you.
What AI Is For
Use It To Think Better
AI is a thinking aid — not a thinking replacement. Use it to accelerate your work and sharpen your ideas, but keep yourself in the driver's seat at every step.
Draft & Outline
Generate first attempts, outlines, and rough drafts to get started faster.
Learn Concepts
Ask AI to explain ideas you're trying to understand — then verify them yourself.
Improve Your Writing
Polish and refine writing you already created — don't outsource the thinking.
Brainstorm Options
Generate a range of ideas and possibilities — then you decide what's best.
Protect What's Private
Never Input This
Some information should never enter an AI tool. When in doubt — don't enter it. Ask first.
Personal Information
Your personal info or anyone else's — names, addresses, IDs.
Company or Client Data
Business records, client details, or any proprietary information.
Financial Records
Financial documents, account details, or sensitive transactions.
Confidential Files
Anything marked confidential, internal emails, or restricted files.
Not sure? Don't enter it. Ask first.
AI Can Be Wrong
Verify Everything
Confident-sounding output is not accurate output. AI can generate plausible-sounding facts, citations, and explanations that are simply incorrect.
Before you use AI output for anything that matters — check it. Cross-reference sources, apply your own knowledge, and take responsibility for what you submit or share. That's your job, not AI's.
Never submit AI output without verifying it first.
The Golden Rule
If you wouldn't stake your grade or your reputation on it without checking, don't use it without checking.
Follow Company Rules First
At Work
If you're unsure whether AI is allowed for a task, ask your manager. Don't automate anything without permission. Mistakes here don't just affect you — they affect your employer, your clients, and your team.
Ask Before You Act
Check with your manager before using AI on any work task.
No Unauthorized Automation
Don't automate workflows or decisions without explicit permission.
Own the Outcome
You are responsible for any work you submit — AI-assisted or not.
Learn With It, Not From It
At School
The Key Distinction
AI can help you understand — it cannot understand for you. Use it as a study partner, not a substitute for your own thinking.
Don't Submit AI Work as Your Own
Submitting AI-generated work as your own isn't a shortcut — it's a setback. You miss the learning, and you risk serious academic consequences.
Use AI to explore ideas, check your understanding, and get unstuck. Then do the work yourself.
Before you use AI, ask: "Am I thinking — or am I outsourcing?"
Your Judgment Is What Makes You Valuable
If you're handing the decision to AI instead of using AI to sharpen your own thinking — stop. There's a critical difference between using AI as a tool and letting AI replace your reasoning.
Using AI Well
AI sharpens your thinking. You make the final call. Your judgment leads.
Outsourcing to AI
AI makes the decision. You copy the output. Your judgment atrophies.
When Something Feels Off: Stop and Ask
If AI output seems wrong, inappropriate, or risky — don't submit it, share it, or act on it. Pause. Tell a teacher or supervisor. Asking is what smart people do.
Pause
Stop before submitting, sharing, or acting on anything that feels wrong or risky.
Assess
Ask yourself: Is this accurate? Is this appropriate? Could this cause harm?
Ask
Tell a teacher or supervisor. Raising a concern is always the right move.
The Quick-Reference Rules
These four principles cover the core of responsible AI use — whether you're at school, at work, or anywhere in between. Keep them in mind every time you open an AI tool.
You're Still In Charge.
AI Governance · Student Edition · v1.0
Think
Use AI to sharpen your thinking — never to replace it.
Protect
Keep private information out of AI tools, always.
Verify
Check AI output before you use it for anything that matters.
Pause
When something feels off — stop, ask, and don't act until you're sure.
Your judgment is what makes you valuable — not your ability to copy output.
No exceptions. No excuses.
You Are Always Responsible.
What you produce, share, or act on — that's on you. AI doesn't sign your name. You do.
What You Produce
You own every output, whether AI helped or not.
What You Share
Sharing inaccurate or harmful content is your responsibility.
What You Act On
Acting on AI output without checking it is your decision.