Course: AI Governance & Policy Frameworks Pathway: Governance (Paid) Level: Advanced Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes
Every organisation using AI needs a policy. Not because a regulator told you to (though that's coming), but because without one, you're relying on individual judgement calls across your entire workforce. Some of those calls will be excellent. Some won't. A policy creates the shared understanding that makes consistent, responsible AI use possible.
But here's the problem: most AI policies are either too vague to be useful ("we will use AI responsibly") or too rigid to survive first contact with reality. This lesson walks you through building one that actually works.
The biggest mistake is jumping straight to drafting. Before a single word hits the page, you need three things:
1. An honest inventory of current AI use
You cannot govern what you don't know about. Survey your organisation. You'll almost certainly discover AI tools you didn't know were in use — marketing teams using generative AI for copy, finance using ML models for forecasting, HR trialling AI-assisted screening tools, and staff across every department using ChatGPT or Copilot for daily tasks.
This lesson is part of AI Policy & Compliance for NZ Workplaces — a paid course (NZ$39.00). Enrol to unlock the full lesson, audio, and completion tracking.
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