Goal: Build safe default habits.
Lesson
Do not paste sensitive information into AI tools unless you have explicit permission and understand the privacy rules.
Do not paste:
- Passwords.
- API keys.
- Private customer records.
- Payment information.
- Social insurance or Social Security numbers.
- Medical records.
- Private legal documents.
- Confidential business plans.
- Internal costs, margin, markup, or profit in customer-facing work.
Safer alternatives:
- Use fake sample data.
- Remove names, phone numbers, addresses, and private details.
- Summarize the situation without identifying people.
- Ask for a template instead of pasting the real file.
Example
Risky prompt:
Here is my customer's full file. Write them an email.
Safer prompt:
Write a friendly customer email using this fake example: a homeowner asked for an update on a quote. Keep it under 120 words. Do not include private data or internal costs.
Practice
Sort each item:
- Public website link.
- Password.
- Customer phone number.
- Fake sample email.
- Private contract.
- General question about writing better prompts.
- Payment card details.
Model Answer
Safe to share:
- Public website link.
- Fake sample email.
- General question about writing better prompts.
Remove first:
- Customer phone number.
Do not paste:
- Password.
- Private contract.
- Payment card details.
Checkpoint
You are ready for World 5 when you can name 3 things not to paste into AI and 1 safer alternative.