Safe AI at Work
About 20 minutes · 6 modules · Pass mark 80%
100% online · At your own pace · No booking needed
Employees complete the lessons and quiz on their own computer, whenever suits them — no scheduled classes or appointments.
Safe AI at Work shows employees how to get the benefits of AI tools without leaking confidential information, passing on made-up answers, or falling for AI-powered scams. It takes about 20 minutes across six short modules.
Who it's for: every employee who uses — or might use — tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Claude, AI meeting note-takers, or AI features built into everyday apps. No technical knowledge needed.
How it works:
- Six modules of 3–4 minutes each, with a short knowledge check after each one.
- One short video introduces the course.
- A 12-question final assessment. Pass mark 80% (10 of 12). Unlimited retries.
- On passing, you receive a certificate and your employer's training register is updated.
By the end you will be able to:
- Explain what can happen to information you type, paste, upload or say into an AI tool.
- Decide what you must never put into an AI tool, and how that links to POPIA.
- Use only the AI tools your employer has approved, and know why.
- Check AI output before you rely on it or send it to anyone.
- Recognise deepfake voice, video and AI-written scams, and verify before you act.
The four rules to remember: Approved tools only. Nothing confidential or personal goes in. Check everything that comes out. Verify any urgent request on a second channel.
AI is a useful assistant, not a decision-maker. You stay responsible for what you share with it and what you do with its answers.
Sources
- OpenAI — How your data is used to improve model performance
- Google — Gemini Apps privacy hub
- Anthropic — Updates to consumer terms
- Apple — On-device processing and Private Cloud Compute
- The Register — Samsung bans generative AI after leak
- The Hacker News — LayerX research on AI data exposure
- Harmonic Security — GenAI in the enterprise
- Bowmans — AI in the workplace: POPIA considerations
- Michalsons — How POPIA affects AI
- HackerOne — OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- Stanford HAI — Legal AI models hallucinate
- Vectara — Hallucination leaderboard
- ENS — Guiding principles of AI usage in the legal profession (Parker v Forsyth)
- Michalsons — Mavundla v MEC
- Michalsons — Northbound Processing v SA Diamond Regulator
- SAnews — Withdrawal of the draft National AI Policy
- Global News — Air Canada chatbot ruling
- CNN — Arup deepfake loss
- Fortune — Ferrari deepfake attempt
- Bizcommunity — WPP CEO deepfake attempt
- McAfee via Business Wire — AI voice cloning research
- FBI IC3 — PSA on AI voice and identity fraud