Lesson 8.1 — Never paste these

AI for Dummies · Module 8: Keeping private things private · About 15 min · Phone or computer

Goal: keep private information out of AI chats.

What you'll learn

Swap real details for placeholders: "my sister", "[account number]", "a medicine". The AI still helps just as well.

Rewrite a message with placeholders: change real names, numbers and addresses to [NAME], [NUMBER], [ADDRESS].

Stay safe: If you've pasted something by mistake, delete the chat, and change the password if it was one.

Stuck? Ask Brett or the Skills Coach. Screenshots help (cover private details).

1. Which is safe to paste? Your tax file number "My sister" instead of her name

2. Pasted a password by mistake? Ignore it Delete the chat and change the password