You Can Build A Practical AI Policy In Five Minutes

Your team is already using AI at work, and that’s exactly why you need rules that fit on half a page. Georgia and I break down a simple AI use policy you can write in five minutes, without legal jargon, without corporate fluff, and without a 30-page document that nobody reads. The goal is practical AI governance for small businesses: clear guardrails that protect customer data, reduce mistakes, and stop “shadow AI” before it becomes a problem. 

We walk through four lines that do most of the heavy lifting. First, an approved AI tools list so everyone knows what’s allowed and anything else requires permission. Second, a plain-English rule for off-limits data so nobody has to guess what counts as sensitive. Third, a human review requirement for anything AI creates that goes to a client or the public, which prevents confident errors from shipping under your name. Fourth, we name a single go-to person so questions have a home and people don’t hide risky behavior. 

We also talk about why so many teams delay this and how a “done today” policy beats the perfect policy that never happens. If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner managing websites, email, and customer data, you’ll also hear a quick way to check what might already be exposed online. Subscribe, share this with a fellow owner, and leave a review with the one AI rule your team needs most right now.

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Transcript

A Five Minute AI Policy

SPEAKER_01 0:00

What's happening, everyone? Jason Wright here. Joining me as always is Georgia.

SPEAKER_00 0:04

Hey everyone.

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Today I want to give people something they can actually build this week. A simple AI use policy. No legal jargon, no 30-page document, something you can write in five minutes.

SPEAKER_00 0:16

I think the word policy scares people off. It sounds corporate and heavy.

SPEAKER_01 0:22

It does. And that's why most small businesses have nothing. They picture lawyers and binders and they freeze. But a real useful AI policy for a small team fits on one page. Maybe half a page.

SPEAKER_00 0:35

Okay, so what actually goes on that page?

SPEAKER_01 0:37

Four things. And I'll walk through each one so people can literally write this down while they listen.

SPEAKER_00 0:43

Let's

Approved Tools To Stop Shadow AI

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do it.

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First, which tools are approved? List them. We use these specific AI tools for work. That's it. Anything not on the list, people ask before they use it for company work. Now you've killed the shadow AI problem in one line.

SPEAKER_00 0:58

Simple. What's the second?

Off Limits Data Everyone Understands

SPEAKER_01 1:01

What data is off limits? Spell out the stuff that never goes into a public AI tool. Customer information, financials, anything private or sensitive, one clear sentence. Don't put any of this into a tool unless it's one of our approved protected ones.

SPEAKER_00 1:17

So people don't have to guess what counts as sensitive.

SPEAKER_01 1:20

Right? You take the guessing away. Guessing is where mistakes happen.

Human Review Before Anything Ships

SPEAKER_01 1:24

The third thing is the review rule. Anything AI produces that goes to a client or the public gets a human review first. No AI output goes out the door unchecked.

SPEAKER_00 1:34

That's the confident mistakes problem from a few episodes back.

SPEAKER_01 1:37

Same thread woven into the policy.

One Person To Ask

SPEAKER_01 1:40

And the fourth thing, who to ask. Name one person. Got an AI question, go to this person. That way people have somewhere to go instead of just guessing or hiding what they're doing.

SPEAKER_00 1:51

So approved tools, off limits data, human review, and a go to person.

SPEAKER_01 1:55

Four lines. That's the whole policy. You could write it on a sticky note, and it protects you from the vast majority of the AI risk we've been talking

Why Simple Beats Perfect

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about.

SPEAKER_00 2:04

Why do you think so few businesses have even this?

SPEAKER_01 2:08

Because they think it has to be complicated, so they wait until they have time to do it right. And that day never comes. Meanwhile, the team's using AI every day with no guidance at all.

SPEAKER_00 2:18

So Dunbeat's perfect here?

SPEAKER_01 2:20

Dunbeat's perfect big time. A four-line policy you actually write today beats the perfect policy you'll get to someday. You can always refine it later. The point is to have guardrails now while it matters.

SPEAKER_00 2:33

So the homework is basically write four lines this week.

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Four lines this week. Approve tools, off-limits data, review rule, go to person, send it to your team. You just did more for your business security than most companies your size have ever bothered to do.

Free Scan For Exposed Accounts

SPEAKER_00 2:49

Solid stuff today.

SPEAKER_01 2:50

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SPEAKER_00 3:21

Thanks everyone.

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See you in the next episode.

SPEAKER_00 3:25

Thanks for tuning in. Until next time, stay curious.