Open any AI tool. It doesn't matter which one! Type this prompt: “Ask me one question at a time to understand what I do, and when you have enough information, clearly explain how you can help me.”

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Last posts I shared: - Guardrails 101 (copy/paste checklist), and - AI Safety for Non-Tech Builders (driver’s-ed framing) Those sparked good questions — “Okay, but how do I actually think about risk like this?” And in the comments, @Nicholas Vidal pushed the conversation into real, operational safety — ownership, kill-switch, reality checks — and @Kevin Farrugia added the “nightmare in one sentence” idea people really resonated with. So I turned that into something you can actually run: A 20-minute “nightmare scenario drill” for any AI feature — even if you’re not technical. ⸻ Quick definitions (so non-tech people stay with us) - Threat model = simple version of→ “What could go wrong, and who could get hurt?” - Kill switch =→ “How do we pause/disable this fast if it misbehaves?” - Audit log =→ “A record of what happened, so we can see when/where it went wrong.” You don’t need to be a security engineer to use these. You just need the right questions. ⸻ Step 1 — One-sentence nightmare ✅ (Kevin’s point) Write this: “If this goes wrong, the worst thing that could happen is…” Examples: - “Our AI chatbot leaks customer data in a reply.” - “Our content tool generates harmful content with our brand on it.” - “Our automation sends 500 wrong emails before anyone notices.” If you can’t write this sentence, you’re not ready to ship. ⸻ Step 2 — Owner + alert ✅ (Nick & Kevin) Now add: - Owner: “If this nightmare starts, who is responsible for acting?”(name + role, one person) - Alert: “How do they find out?”(email, Slack, SMS…) If everyone owns safety, no one owns safety. Put one name on it. ⸻ Step 3 — Kill switch in under 1 minute ✅ (Nick’s big theme) Answer in plain language: - “How do we pause or disable this feature in under 1 minute?” - “Where is that button / toggle / config in real life?” - “Who has permission to hit it?” If the answer is “we’re not sure” → you don’t have a kill switch. You have a hope.

What You Can Try Today with AI Go to Google Gemini and select Tools and the Banana 🍌. Upload a picture of yourself and then put this in the prompt field... Here is the prompt: Keep face and hair the same as this reference picture. Warm brown skin with a radiant glow and soft glam makeup. She wears a fitted red holiday top with white luxury faux fur trim and a sleek Santa hat with rich fabric texture. Gold hoop earrings add a touch of elegance. She stands in a high end holiday penthouse, styled with designer Christmas décor, warm golden bokeh lights, a tall couture Christmas tree with glass ornaments, and wrapped gifts in metallic gold paper. Marble flooring with a soft reflection. The lighting is cinematic and warm, with a gentle spotlight on her face. Ultra detailed skin and fabric textures, editorial fashion photography style, shallow depth of field, rich color grading, Vogue holiday issue mood Happy Prompting!