Check which tool you are allowed to use

If your workplace provides an approved AI assistant, begin there and check what information is allowed. A personal account may have different controls. Do not move work material into it just because you can sign in.

For personal practice, use a permitted tool you already have or follow the starting guide linked in step 1 below. If you prefer not to open a tool, use the sample answer on this page. The same fact checks apply.

Keep the first attempt small

Use the same project-email example from days 1 and 2. Everything you need to paste is below. Choosing a public document, uploading files, and comparing a second tool can wait.

After one attempt, ask whether you could enter the request, find the answer, and correct a wrong detail. An answer that still needs too much repair is a reason to do the task yourself.

Try it yourself

Try one tool on one task

Allow about 15–20 minutes, or longer if you need it. This is a practice estimate. You can do the whole checking exercise on this page without an AI account or a paid plan.

Made-up notes for all three lessons

The task is a short email asking the project team about a new report date. Nothing in these notes describes a real person or project.

  • The report is due this Friday.
  • Two sections still need checking.
  • The project lead proposes next Tuesday as the new date.
  • The team has not agreed to next Tuesday.
  • The team should reply by noon this Thursday.

  1. Open one tool you are allowed to use

    For work, use the tool and account your workplace permits. For personal practice, use one you already have permission to access. You do not need to compare two tools or upload a file.

    If you have not opened a tool yet, use the ChatGPT starting guide, then return here. It links to an illustrated account walkthrough. Check the official ChatGPT access guide if your screen differs. You can also stay here and check the sample answer instead.

  2. Copy the request into the message box

    Open a new conversation. Paste all of the text below into the message box, then use the tool’s send control. There is no attachment to add.

    Before you paste: use these made-up notes for practice. Before using work information, check that your workplace permits both the tool and the information. Removing a name does not make confidential material safe to share.

    Complete instructions to copy

    Write an email to the project team using only these made-up notes. Keep it under 100 words and use a calm, direct tone. Explain that two sections still need checking. Ask whether next Tuesday works as the new report date. Ask for a reply by noon this Thursday. Next Tuesday is proposed, not agreed. Do not invent a reason, an approval, or a promise. Notes: The report is due this Friday. Two sections still need checking. The project lead proposes next Tuesday as the new date. The team has not agreed to next Tuesday. The team should reply by noon this Thursday.

  3. Find two mistakes in this sample answer

    This sample deliberately contains two unsupported details. Compare it with the notes before opening the explanation. Your tool may use different wording or make different mistakes. Check its answer against all five notes too.

    The team has agreed to move the report deadline to next Tuesday because the reviewer is away. Two sections still need checking. Please reply by noon this Thursday.
    Show the two mistakes and why they matter
    • The team has not agreed to next Tuesday. The answer turns a proposal into a promise.
    • The notes do not say that the reviewer is away. The answer invents a reason.

    The two unfinished sections and the reply deadline are present. Those correct details do not make the whole answer safe to use.

  4. Say exactly what needs changing

    For the sample above, use this correction. If your own answer has a different problem, name that problem instead. You do not need to create a mistake when the answer already passes the checks.

    If you are using a tool, type your correction in the same conversation and send it. Then check the new answer against the notes.

    Correction to copy

    Next Tuesday has not been agreed. Ask whether it works instead. Remove the reason about the reviewer because it is not in the notes. Keep the two sections that still need checking and the request to reply by noon this Thursday.

    One corrected version

    Subject: Could we move the report date to next Tuesday? Two sections of the report still need checking. Could we move the report due this Friday to next Tuesday? Please reply by noon this Thursday so we can confirm the plan.

    Different wording can be right. Check that the answer keeps the facts, asks about next Tuesday, includes the reply deadline, and adds no unsupported reason or agreement. If it still changes the facts, write the short email yourself. Do not send this made-up email to anyone.

  5. Try one small change

    Change the proposed date to next Wednesday and the reply deadline to 3 p.m. this Thursday. Change both the instructions and the notes before trying again. If you are staying on this page, rewrite the corrected email yourself with those dates.

    Check that next Tuesday and noon have disappeared from the new answer. The new date must still be a question.

You have finished when you can check these points

  • I tried one permitted tool, or checked and corrected the sample on this page.
  • The answer keeps both unfinished sections, the proposed date, and the reply deadline.
  • No reason or agreement was added. I checked the changed dates too.

Then mark the lesson complete below. This records your own progress, not a test score.

If you cannot start or the screen looks different
  • No message box or send control: check that you are on the official service, follow its sign-in guidance if needed, or use the sample on this page.
  • A payment or usage-limit screen: do not pay just to finish this lesson. Return to the on-page sample and practise the same checks.
  • No upload button: this exercise only uses copied text. You do not need a file.
  • An answer that differs from the sample: use the five notes as your source. Matching the exact wording is not required.

A second tool or a public-document upload can be a later exercise if you have a reason to try it. Neither is required here.

Free course · Day 3 of 7

Keep your place and continue.

Mark this lesson complete after trying the example and checking the result. The on-page exercise counts too. Next: Write a routine email.

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Keep these points

  • Workplace permission comes before preference.
  • One tool is enough for your first practice task.
  • Check the answer against your notes, not against how confident it sounds.

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