Guides

AI at work: plain answers for employers.

Short guides for owners and managers of U.S. companies with 25 to 150 employees. Each one answers a single question, says where the answer comes from, and ends with what to do next.

• Do I need an AI policy for my employees?

  If anyone at your company uses AI tools for work, yes. What goes wrong without one, what a policy changes, and how long it needs to be.

• Can employees use ChatGPT at work?

  They can if the company decides they can. Personal versus company accounts, what to allow, what to keep out, and why a ban rarely works.

• What should an AI acceptable use policy include?

  The nine sections an AI acceptable use policy for a small or mid-sized U.S. employer should cover, in plain language.

• How do I find out which AI tools my employees are using?

  Owners usually underestimate it. Three sources of evidence, the questions to ask, and how to make it safe for employees to answer honestly.

• What information should employees never put into AI tools?

  The kinds of information that should stay out of AI tools the company has not approved, with examples, and one rule employees can remember.

• Can I use AI in hiring? What employers need to know

  You can, but the employer stays responsible for the result. The court cases, the Illinois and Colorado rules, and practical safeguards.

• Fake candidates and remote hiring fraud: what employers should know

  Some remote applicants are not who they say they are. The warning signs, why it matters, and the checks that stop it.

• Who owns work your employees create with AI?

  Work done on the job generally belongs to the employer, but material produced entirely by AI may not be protected by copyright at all.