AI killed the typo-spotting defense. The flags that survive are pressure, secrecy, and channel switches, and one habit beats them all: verify through a channel the requester did not choose.
Use AI without getting burned: what is safe to share at work, how to catch confident mistakes, when to disclose AI use, and how to spot AI-powered scams and deepfakes.
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AI killed the typo-spotting defense. The flags that survive are pressure, secrecy, and channel switches, and one habit beats them all: verify through a channel the requester did not choose.
Research shows disclosing AI use can cost you trust, and hiding it costs more. A practical spectrum for when to mention it, when not to, and how to say it well.
AI states wrong facts in a confident voice. Here is why it happens, the high-risk facts to always check, and a 30-second routine to catch mistakes before they cost you.
Yes, if you follow a few rules. What happens to what you type, five things never to paste, the 10-second anonymizing trick, and the privacy settings worth two minutes.