Exercise 4: When not to use it
9 minutes. Work in groups of three or four.
Cut out the cards, or just number them. Sort each one into a pile:
- Good use: Claude can help, and you check the result like any draft.
- Use with a check: Claude can help, but someone who knows the subject must check it first.
- Don't use: a person should do this, not Claude.
There may be more than one fair answer. Be ready to say why.
| # | Task |
|---|---|
| 1 | Write a thank-you note to a volunteer who helped at the coat drive. |
| 2 | Turn your notes from a staff meeting into a short list of who does what. |
| 3 | Translate a notice about a lease for a client who reads Spanish. |
| 4 | Decide if a family qualifies for your rent help program. |
| 5 | Reply to a text from someone who says they want to hurt themselves. |
| 6 | Make a flyer for your back-to-school event easier to read. |
| 7 | Summarize a long grant application's rules so you know what to send. |
| 8 | Write a letter to a landlord, for a client, about why rent is late. |
| 9 | Make ten ideas for a fundraiser for a small budget. |
| 10 | Write a social media post about a client's story, using her name and photo. |
Talk it over
Pick the card your group argued about the most. What would make it safer?
What to take away: Claude is good with drafts and ideas. Decisions about a person, and anything about safety, health or the law, stay with people who are trained for them.