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Week 08 · Your AI Plan

Tuesday

Who checks
// What it is for, what it never sees, who checks, how you say so
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Who Checks

Rosa's helper used an AI tool to draft a reply to a customer. It sounded fine, so the helper sent it right away.

The reply promised a refund the shop does not offer. Rosa had to call the customer and explain.

Nobody had decided who checks AI work before it goes out. Rosa decides to fix that first.

A person stays in charge

The Department of Education report's first recommendation is "Emphasize Humans in the Loop."

Teachers, learners and others keep the power to decide what patterns mean and what to do.

The report pictures AI as an electric bike, not a robot vacuum. On the bike, you stay fully in control, with less effort.

What the SBA says about checking

The SBA says that if a business uses free AI tools, another person should review all AI output.

It also says a person should check every message and outreach campaign that AI generates.

Recall week 2. People can over-trust machine output, which NIST calls automation bias. A named checker is the answer to that habit.

A worked example (written for this lesson)
Rosa's "who checks" section:
Anything AI helps draft is checked by a person before it is sent or posted.
Customer replies: the helper drafts, and Rosa approves.
Website text and ads: Rosa drafts, and her sister reads it as a second person.
Any promise about refunds, prices or delivery is checked against our written policy.
READ ROSA'S SECTION
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who approves customer replies in Rosa's plan?
Why does Rosa check promises against her written policy?
Which picture fits a person in the loop?
StatementTrue or false?
The report's first recommendation is "Emphasize Humans in the Loop."?
The SBA says a person should check every AI-generated message.?
A reply that "sounds fine" does not need a check.?
A robot vacuum is the report's picture of good AI use.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEvery plan needs a named checker, not just good intentions.
BUILD YOUR "WHO CHECKS" SECTION
  • ?List each kind of AI-assisted work you expect.
  • ?Name the person who checks each kind.
  • ?Name what they check against: a source, a policy or a fact.
  • ?Say that nothing goes out before the check.
  • ?Tell everyone involved where the plan is kept.
WHY THIS EXERCISEA clear order turns "someone should check" into a real habit.
The report's first recommendation: emphasize humans in the ____.
AI should be like an electric ____, not a robot vacuum.
Over-trusting machine output is called automation ____.

Sources: US Department of Education, AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning (2023) · US Small Business Administration, AI for small businesses · NIST AI 600-1, Generative AI Profile (2024)

Tomorrow: spot the problems in a draft plan.

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