Answers and explanations

Compare these references after your own attempt. They are illustrative answers, not records of a live assistant run. You may read them at any time.

Read this section after attempting the practice and self-check. These are reference answers. Different wording is acceptable when it keeps the meaning and safety boundary.

Guided practice Part A

Proceed. The input is supplied fictional material, the tool is approved, the task is small and you will review the output.
Change the input. Replace the entire real list with invented entries, or use the supplied fictional notes. Real contact details and access needs are unnecessary for formatting practice. Do not enter them first. “Stop and ask” also earns credit if you explain that no real data should be shared until permission is clear.
Stop and ask. Both permission to share a confidential contract and the authority to make a signing decision are unresolved. Use the organisation’s approved process and an appropriate reviewer. A privacy toggle does not resolve either issue.
Proceed. The sentence is fictional and the task is a small rewrite with a source to check. “The handout draft is finished and still needs review” preserves its meaning.
Change the input. Write a wholly fictional scenario without using the real complaint. The exercise does not need identifiable material. “Stop and ask” is also acceptable if no real complaint is entered and you identify the permission problem.
Stop and ask. Obtain confirmation from the responsible source through the authorised process before reporting a booking as confirmed. You may instead change the scope to a draft that explicitly says “confirmation pending.” AI cannot supply the missing confirmation merely by asserting it.

Guided practice Part B

Example task sentence:

“I will use fictional notes P1 to P3 to create a three-bullet progress draft, and I will check each bullet against those notes.”

Illustrative acceptable output:

The invitation draft is complete and still awaiting coordinator approval. [P1]
Twenty chairs have been requested; the available quantity is unconfirmed. [P2]
A reader is needed for the welcome script; no one has been assigned. [P3]

Example review record:

“Claim checked: twenty chairs have been requested, but availability is unconfirmed. P2 says ‘requested 20 chairs’ and ‘has not confirmed the quantity available.’ Supported. I have checked the other two bullets against P1 and P3. Accept as a practice draft.”

For the offline sample, “The invitation is approved” is incorrect. P1 says the coordinator has not approved it. Correct the first sentence and separate the output into three labelled bullets. No other invented facts need to be introduced.

Independent assignment

Example safe-input decision:

“Proceed. A1 to A3 are supplied fictional notes. The task is a short practice draft, the source evidence is available and I will review it.”

Illustrative acceptable final output:

The sign-in sheet is prepared and awaiting review. [A1]
The projector has been requested; the venue has not replied. [A2]
A ten-minute welcome has been suggested, but its length is not approved. [A3]

Example check:

“I checked whether ten minutes was agreed. A3 says it was suggested and not approved. I kept both qualifications. Accept as a practice draft after checking A1 and A2 as well.”

Common corrections:

“Sign-in sheet ready for use” skips the outstanding review. Say it is prepared but unreviewed.
“Projector secured” turns a request into a confirmed resource. Preserve the lack of a reply.
“The welcome will take ten minutes” turns a proposal into a commitment. Keep the duration unapproved.

A response that asks for the missing confirmation rather than inventing it is sensible, but the final assignment still needs three source-faithful bullets. No real outreach is part of this exercise.

Self-check answers

A prompt is the instruction or question you give the assistant; a response is the content it returns. Source material can be included in the prompt.
No. Read P2 and compare its actual words with the claim. Labels help you locate evidence; incorrect claims can still have labels.
A suggestion became a commitment. “Scheduled” implies an agreed arrangement that the source did not supply.
No. Training controls do not establish permission, eliminate all retention or guarantee confidentiality. Workplace policy and the data’s sensitivity still matter.
No. Other details can identify the person, and the complaint may remain confidential. Use a wholly fictional example for this exercise.
The three-bullet task is better bounded. Its input, output and review evidence are clear, and mistakes can be corrected before use.
If the source merely omits the owner, say “owner not provided.” Say “no owner has been assigned” only if the source explicitly states that. Do not guess a person from context.
Compare each statement with the supplied original notes. The assistant’s assurance is not an independent source of evidence.

Recap and next step

You have practised choosing a useful task before prompting, using safe input, and checking a small result. Keep your task decision sheet: it shows both what you produced and why you accepted it.

Before any similar task, ask: “May I share this? Is the task bounded? What evidence will I use? Who will review the result?”

In Module 2, Give AI a clear brief, you will build on this foundation. You will specify the task, audience, source, constraints and output format, then improve one weakness at a time. Bring the short prompt you wrote for the independent assignment.