Plain-English guides to AI at work.
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Safety & privacy
3 guides in this topic.
AI agent safety: the real risks and the controls that work
An AI that writes text can embarrass you. An agent that acts can cost you money or clients. The realistic risks, and the controls that keep the damage small.
Part 3 of 3 · 9 min read
What happens to your data when you use an AI agent
Where your messages go when you use an AI agent, what OpenAI and Anthropic say about training (checked October 2026), and what a private server changes.
9 min read
Using AI at work: what to check with your employer
Before you paste work material into an AI tool, check approved tools, permitted data, review and disclosure rules and storage. The questions to ask.
6 min read
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