Everyday AI · Module 1

Choose and check

Suggested time: 15 minutes.

Part A Sort six tasks

Spend about 7 minutes on this part. For each task, choose proceed, change the input, or stop and ask. Write one reason. Use the stated circumstances; do not assume extra permissions.

1. Use the supplied fictional workshop notes to create three bullets for your own review in an approved chat tool.
2. Practise formatting an attendee list by pasting real names, phone numbers and access needs into the chat. The exercise does not require real records, and permission to share them has not been established.
3. Paste a confidential venue contract into a personal AI account and ask whether the team should sign. You do not know whether your organisation allows this.
4. Rewrite this supplied fictional sentence in plain language: “The handout draft is complete; review is pending.” Keep the meaning and check the response yourself.
5. Practise summarising a complaint by pasting a real colleague’s identifiable complaint. A wholly invented complaint would teach the same skill. Permission to share the real complaint has not been established.
6. Ask the assistant to confirm that the venue is booked, although the only evidence says that a request was sent. You need to report a confirmed booking to the coordinator.

Use this decision-sheet format:

Task number: Decision: Reason: Safe next step, if needed:

For tasks where you choose “change the input,” describe the replacement before using the assistant. Do not paste the original information first.

Part B Run one small task

Spend about 8 minutes on this part.

Use this new fictional source pack:

• P1: The workshop invitation draft is complete. The coordinator has not approved it.
• P2: The team has requested 20 chairs. The venue has not confirmed the quantity available.
• P3: The welcome script needs a reader. No reader has been assigned.

1. Write one sentence defining your input, output and reviewer.
2. Copy the prompt below into an approved ordinary text chat. Keep the source pack unchanged.
3. Save the response in your own practice document.
4. Read each bullet alongside its source note. Correct unsupported details yourself or request a revision and check that revision.
5. Record one fact you checked, its source label and the result of your check.

Copyable prompt:

Create exactly three short bullets for an internal workshop progress draft, using only these fictional notes. Keep unapproved, unconfirmed and unassigned details clear. Add the supporting note label to each bullet. Do not invent missing information.

P1: The workshop invitation draft is complete. The coordinator has not approved it. P2: The team has requested 20 chairs. The venue has not confirmed the quantity available. P3: The welcome script needs a reader. No reader has been assigned.

Check record:

Claim I checked: Source label and relevant words: Supported, needs correction, or unresolved: Correction, if any: Final decision: accept as a practice draft, or revise before accepting.

If you are practising without a live chat, audit this illustrative response instead:

“The invitation is approved. Twenty chairs have been requested, but availability is unconfirmed. The welcome script still needs a reader.”

Use the same source checks and correct it into three labelled bullets. Record that you reviewed the supplied response rather than claiming a live run.

Independent assignment Prepare a safe mini update

Suggested time: 10 minutes.

Now apply the method without copying the earlier prompt word for word.

Your new fictional input

• A1: The team has prepared the workshop sign-in sheet. It has not been reviewed.
• A2: A projector has been requested. The venue has not replied.
• A3: The team suggested a ten-minute welcome. Its length has not been approved.

Your task

Prepare a three-bullet internal progress draft from A1 to A3. Write your own short prompt, inspect the response and correct it where needed. Use only the supplied facts. Do not send the draft anywhere.

Save the following as your task decision sheet:

1. Your six decisions and reasons from guided practice.
2. One sentence identifying the independent task’s input, output and human reviewer.
3. Your input-safety decision and reason.
4. Your prompt and initial response, or a clear note that you used the offline route.
5. The final checked three-bullet output, with a source label for each bullet.
6. One specific check you performed, any correction, and your final accept-or-revise decision.

Offline route: write your own first draft directly from A1 to A3, then check it using the same method. Mark it as your draft. Complete the live prompt step later if you want practice operating the tool.

Why this assignment matters

The notes change, but the responsibility stays the same: choose a bounded task, protect the input and preserve what the evidence actually says. Your evidence sheet shows how you reached the result. Matching the example wording or making the text sound impressive is unnecessary.

Self-assessment rubric

This is formative practice. Use the criteria below to find and correct gaps; there is no separate numerical pass score for this module.

• Task decisions: All six tasks have a decision and a reason that addresses the stated risk. A different category is acceptable when the explanation leads to an equally safe next step.
• Bounded task: The input, three-bullet output and human reviewer are explicit.
• Safe input: Only the supplied fictional material is used, and no unauthorised sharing occurs.
• Faithful output: Every bullet has a supporting label; pending review, missing confirmation and unapproved duration remain clear. No invented facts remain.
• Visible review: At least one concrete claim is checked against the relevant words in the source; corrections and the final decision are recorded.

For each criterion, mark “met” or “needs correction.” Correct any privacy or accuracy gap before marking the work complete. If the issue is a missing caveat, revise that bullet and explain the change; you do not need to repeat unrelated successful work.

Self-check Before reading the answers

Suggested time: 5 minutes to answer, then 5 minutes to review the solutions below.

1. In one sentence, what is the difference between a prompt and a response?
2. An assistant labels a claim “[P2]”. Does that prove the claim is supported? What must you do next?
3. The source says “a practice session has been suggested.” The draft says “a practice session is scheduled.” What changed?
4. Your training setting is off. Does that alone authorise you to paste a confidential work document? Explain.
5. You remove a person’s name from a real complaint. Is the remaining text automatically safe to paste? Explain.
6. Which is the better first task: “plan and run the entire workshop” or “rewrite three fictional notes into three checked bullets”? Give a reason.
7. The source gives no owner for a task. What should your output say?
8. An assistant says it is certain its answer is accurate. What evidence would you use to check our workshop update?

Read the separate answers and explanations