Key steps now
- Keep private details out of AI tools.
- Set one family rule for kids and AI.
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Safe AI use
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Safe AI use for
parents and seniors
How to use AI tools for help without exposing private information.
AI tools help you write, learn, and plan. Use them with a few simple rules.
Use AI safely
- Never paste passwords, bank numbers, or full personal details into an AI tool.
- Treat AI answers as a starting point, not final truth. Check facts that matter.
- For health, money, or legal questions, confirm with a real professional.
Help kids use AI well
- Talk about what AI is and what it cannot judge for them.
- Set a rule, ask before using AI for schoolwork, and never use AI to harm or trick others.
- Keep AI use in shared spaces, not behind closed doors.
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Do not paste sensitive personal, financial, or client data into public AI tools, verify important AI answers, and stick to trusted, reputable tools.
No. AI can be confidently wrong, so always double-check facts, figures, and advice against an authoritative source before acting.
Passwords, financial account details, government IDs, and confidential client or business data.
Talk about what AI is and what it cannot judge for them. Set a rule to ask before using AI for schoolwork and never use it to harm or trick others, and keep AI use in shared spaces, not behind closed doors.