Define the task before choosing the tool
Be specific about the help you need: generating questions, comparing a structure, summarising information you are authorised to use or exploring an alternative. A clear task makes it easier to judge whether an AI response is useful.
Protect the information
Follow your organisation’s rules and the learning or assessment instructions. Do not place confidential, personal or restricted information into a tool without permission. Use an approved tool and an appropriately anonymised example where that is required.
Check claims and reasoning
Treat an AI response as material to evaluate. Check factual claims, calculations, references and the reasoning behind a recommendation. A fluent response can still be incomplete or wrong; you remain responsible for what you use.
Keep your own contribution visible
Explain how a tool helped and what you checked, changed or rejected. Follow the programme’s assessment and authenticity requirements. The purpose of learning is to develop your understanding and judgement, so be able to explain the final work yourself.
Take one question into your next conversation. Discuss it with a tutor, coach or colleague and consider the evidence that would help you answer it.