WhizzStep GUARD · Student resource

GUARD Pocket Card

Five checks before trusting, using, submitting or sharing AI-generated content.

G

Get clear on the goal

What am I trying to learn, achieve or protect?

U

Understand its limits

What could the AI misunderstand, omit, invent or get wrong?

A

Assess accuracy and evidence

Can important claims be independently verified?

R

Respect privacy and people

Who could be exposed, excluded, misrepresented or harmed?

D

Decide responsibly and disclose

Use, revise, verify, reject, disclose, escalate or ask an adult?

Responsible action options

Use when the output is appropriate and checked. Revise when human judgement can correct it. Verify further when evidence is insufficient. Reject when it is unreliable or inappropriate. Disclose the actual assistance. Escalate when safety, rights or accountability require a responsible adult.

Stop and ask

  1. Could someone be harmed?
  2. Am I sharing someone else’s information?
  3. Should a responsible adult intervene?