Beginner guide

What not to share with AI

You can use AI helpfully without putting highly sensitive information into a chat. A little care goes a long way.

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Avoid sharing highly sensitive information unless you understand the service and intentionally choose to do so.

Keep these details out of ordinary chats

  • Passwords and private account login information
  • Social Security numbers
  • Full bank or credit card numbers
  • Security-question answers
  • Highly sensitive personal documents unless you intentionally choose to share them with a service you understand and trust

Remove identifying details when you can

You can often replace names, account numbers, addresses, and other identifying details while still getting useful help.

Keep the information AI needs for the task, and leave out everything else.

The takeawayShare what AI needs to help you — not everything you know.