The single biggest source of AI risk is employees putting the wrong data into the wrong tool. This guide ends that — a clear four-tier classification system that lets anyone tell within five seconds whether a given piece of data can go into a given AI tool.
What's inside
Four classifications (Public, Internal, Confidential, Restricted) with explicit examples, AI tool allowances, and the news-test heuristic ('Would this be acceptable if it appeared in a news article?'). Print and post in workspaces.
How to use it
- Skim the table of contents first. Guides reward jumping to the section that matches your current question.
- Apply one section per week. Trying to operationalize a guide in a sprint usually buries the insight.
- Note where the guide's advice doesn't match your context. That's your edge.