Set your AI usage rules

Using AI without guardrails is like hiring a team with no brief.

Instructions

AI is going to be part of your work throughout this pathway. The question isn't whether you use it — it's how you use it well.

Without intent, AI can quietly take over thinking that should stay yours. It can produce plausible-sounding analysis that isn't really based on your situation. It can speed you up in ways that lose meaningful context. The leverage is real, but so is the risk of using it as a substitute for the work that actually has to be done.

Setting a few simple rules now keeps your AI use deliberate. It's less about restricting yourself and more about being clear about where AI helps and where you're going to stay in the driver's seat.

What to aim for

By the end of this exercise, you should be able to describe:

  • Where AI is going to help you most across this pathway...