Use made-up sample data when a placeholder isn't enough

Module 4: Privacy and safe use at work

Course outline

Quick check

Guess first, no penalty. You want AI help with a salary negotiation email, and the real numbers are private. What do you paste?

Placeholders like [CLIENT] and [AMOUNT] work well for names and codes. But if a placeholder breaks the flow, write made-up sample data with the same shape instead. Then say in your prompt (the message you send to the AI) that the details are samples, so the AI doesn't treat them as facts.

When the draft comes back, put the real figures in yourself, outside the chat.

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