Module 4: Safe use in New Zealand and next steps
Check facts, sources, and consequences
Allow 4 minutes, including any practice below.
Use a review that matches the task
ChatGPT can give a convincing wrong answer. You remain responsible for work you send, publish, or act on.
Use four checks:
- Compare the draft with the supplied notes or original document.
- Check dates, amounts, names, units and claimed rules.
- Find assumptions, missing exceptions and invented promises.
- Decide who must review the result before it is used.
Digital.govt.nz recommends checking AI results against trusted sources and keeping humans involved in decisions. Its cited guidance is for the Public Service. We apply those review habits here as a practical business approach.
A fictional mistake to catch
The Wellington HR notes said no deadline was agreed. A generated summary says:
The HR coordinator will publish the new guide on Friday.
That adds both a deadline and a publication commitment. Correct the draft to "HR coordinator to draft a revision; deadline not agreed." Then confirm the actual action with the team.
For the practice jobs CSV, check that 78.4% describes accepted value, not a claim about the number of customers won.
Check a citation yourself
When an answer gives a link, open it. Confirm that the page exists, comes from a suitable source, and supports the exact statement. Look for the relevant date and any exceptions. An official page from the wrong country may not answer a New Zealand question.
For legal, tax, financial, health, or employment decisions, use the responsible qualified person and authoritative sources. Do not ask ChatGPT to approve its own advice.
Try it: Take one output from this course. Identify one fact to check, its original source, and the person responsible for approval. If you cannot verify a claim, remove it or mark it unresolved.