Don’t have a guide for the responsible use of AI at your company? Now you do!
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I've written a shareable guide to using AI responsibly at a company—any company. Maybe even your company. You can find it at howweuseai.guide.
It starts with three simple rules, then offers a quick overview of how modern AI tools work and why understanding that helps you make better use of them. Like any set of guidelines that hopes to be followed, it makes every effort to say “yes, and…” instead of “no”. It even looks and feels like your company’s documentation.
It’s completely free. Just share the link with any team you need to protect, or any leader you want to convince.
I hope it helps you stay ahead of the curve. Share it around, remix it, and let me know how it goes. Good luck out there!
Why this guide came to be
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past two years scrutinizing artificial intelligence, both at work and beyond.
What I’ve observed is that AI adoption happens slowly, then all at once. Within a company, you can quickly lose control over where and how AI is being used—and what information is being fed to it.
Establishing clear rules for how artificial intelligence can be used is crucial, and the sooner you lay those foundations the easier it is to protect your organization as AI usage expands.
Rules aren’t popular, but we have an easier time respecting them if we can recognize why they exist. With AI, I’ve found that an understanding of how the technology works leads to an understanding of why guardrails are beneficial.
This is the guide I wish I’d had when conversations around AI governance first started happening at work. The information within is informed by my stance on the technology and my research into how it’s taking shape in modern culture. It’s opinionated, but pragmatic, aimed at eager beginners.
Most importantly: it's a beginning. Use it to start the conversation, then make it your own.
Just do me a favour and don't ignore the problem. While we can't put the genie back into its bottle, we can advocate for using AI in ways that respect creators, protect quality, nurture taste, and uplift human agency.
Seems like a worthy goal to me.