Episode Description
AI isn’t just a time-saver anymore, it’s a trusted choice. When instructional designers paste the wrong thing into the wrong tool, the risk isn’t abstract: it can touch learner privacy, employee data, internal documents, proprietary processes, and even regulated content. In this episode, Jackie shares a simple way to stop guessing and start using AI with calm, clear guardrails you can actually follow.
We walk through three practical AI risk tiers with real examples: Tier 1 public and low risk, Tier 2 internal and sensitive, and Tier 3 regulated and personal data. Then we match those tiers to three AI tool types: public chatbots, enterprise-approved AI tools, and closed internal systems. The big takeaway is simple but powerful: the same prompt can be safe or unsafe depending on the tool and the data you feed it, which is why policies and permissions matter more than ever for responsible learning design.
To make this usable in the moment, Jackie teaches the "AI Paste Test," which consists of three fast questions you can ask before you paste anything into an AI tool. I also share a safer prompting workaround that keeps the speed benefits of AI while protecting confidentiality, plus a quick weekly challenge to build the habit. You’ll leave with practical AI governance language you can use with stakeholders and a clearer path to building trustworthy AI workflows in instructional design.
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