
Using AI at work is useful, and a few avoidable mistakes can be costly: confidential information in a personal account, a wrong answer sent to a client, a scam message that looks real. This checklist turns good practice into tick-boxes: what never to paste and what to do instead, how to set up each tool safely, how to check answers, how to spot AI-powered scams, and how to be open about AI use. It ends with a fill-in one-page AI policy and a pocket card.