How to use AI chatbots safely and wisely for study and work

AI chatbots are tools that produce text in response to your questions. They can save time, but they are not perfect and should not be treated like an expert who is always right.

Good uses

• Explaining a hard idea in simple words
• Suggesting an outline or a list of ideas
• Improving the clarity of something you have written
• Practising a language or an interview

Check the answers

Chatbots can sound confident while being wrong. They may make up facts, numbers or sources. Always verify important information with a reliable source, especially for health, money, law and school work.

Protect your privacy

1. Do not paste passwords, bank details, ID numbers or private documents.
2. Remove names and personal details from anything you share.
3. Read the privacy settings of the tool you use.

Be honest in school and work

Follow the rules of your school or employer. Using a tool to learn is different from handing in its work as your own. Use it to understand and improve, then write in your own voice.

Ask better questions

Give context, say who the answer is for, ask for steps or examples, and ask it to point out what it is unsure about. If the answer is not right, explain what is wrong and try again.

Remember

AI is a helper, not a replacement for your own thinking and your own checking.

Written by the EarnNaija team at EarnNaija Digital Technologies.

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