A daily-life example
A made-up meeting note is suitable for practice. A real employee report, medical record or client file may require approval and stronger controls.
What to do
1. Decide whether information is public or private
2. Remove names and unnecessary details
3. Check the exact product and plan
4. Use made-up practice information first
5. Keep a human responsible for the result
Try this
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Create a safety checklist for this AI task: [task]. Include private information, permissions, source checking and human approval.
Learn one useful technical term
Privacy setting
A control that affects how an app stores, uses, shares or remembers information.
Tools related to this article
These are relevant options—not a ranking.
- ChatGPT — General use; settings and plan rules vary · Official website ↗
- Gemini — Google account and connected-app controls · Official website ↗
- Claude — Consumer and business use may have different rules · Official website ↗
- Microsoft Copilot — Microsoft plans and organisational controls · Official website ↗
Which tool is best?
Unbiased answer: For private business work, the best option is the approved plan that meets your organisation’s rules—not the most popular consumer app.
Important safety check
“Not used for training” does not answer every privacy question. Storage, access, sharing and deletion also matter.
Before moving to the next lesson
- I know whether the information is private
- I checked the exact plan
- A responsible person will review the output