Cyber Essentials Principle: Using Generative AI Securely
7 min! Run Time
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What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT can boost productivity and efficiency, but using them is not risk-free.
What this course covers:
- Common workplace uses of generative AI
- Data privacy and confidentiality risks
- Best practices for safe prompting
- Avoiding leaks of sensitive information
- A final quiz to check your understanding
Ideal for employees adopting AI tools who want to use them safely and responsibly.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
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Cyber Essentials Principle: Using Generative AI Securely
Frequently Asked Questions
The course starts with common workplace uses of generative AI, tools like ChatGPT, before addressing the risks that come with them. This grounding in everyday use cases sets up the rest of the course's focus on using these tools securely.
It covers data privacy and confidentiality risks tied to generative AI use, treating these as real concerns rather than assuming the tools are risk-free just because they boost productivity. This framing shapes the rest of the course's safety guidance.
Yes, it covers best practices for safe prompting, giving learners concrete habits to follow when interacting with generative AI tools at work. These practices are meant to reduce risk without requiring employees to stop using AI altogether.
The course focuses on avoiding leaks of sensitive information, connecting safe prompting practices directly to protecting confidential company data. This is presented as a practical outcome of following the course's data privacy guidance rather than a separate topic.
It's aimed at employees adopting AI tools who want to use them safely and responsibly, rather than avoiding generative AI altogether. A final quiz checks understanding, reinforcing the material on privacy risks and secure prompting covered throughout.
