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Checklist and Guide

Business AI Compute Cost Checklist

A structured checklist for evaluating AI compute workloads, hardware requirements, providers, pricing, flexibility and financial risk before committing to significant AI infrastructure spending. Covers workload definition, hardware selection, provider comparison, full cost calculation, flexibility terms and financial product risks.

7 minutes

Checklist and Guide

Sensitive Information and AI Checklist

A structured checklist for reducing information before using AI tools and deciding whether a service is appropriate. Covers classification, approval, data minimisation, file preparation, prohibited information, Temporary Chat steps, review and warning signs.

6 minutes

Checklist and Guide

AI Productivity Audit Checklist

A structured checklist for measuring whether AI is genuinely saving your business time across the complete workflow — not just the speed of one AI-generated task. Covers defining the outcome, mapping the workflow, measuring before and after, identifying hidden work and deciding whether to keep, improve, integrate or stop a tool.

7 minutes

Checklist and Guide

Business AI Audio and Podcast Checklist

A structured checklist for businesses planning to create AI-generated audio from documents, links or research. Covers source rights, confidentiality, account selection, data terms, accuracy review, disclosure, distribution, retention and archiving — with guidance on Google NotebookLM, Spotify Personal Podcasts and Microsoft Copilot Podcasts.

6 minutes

Checklist

Connected AI Workflow Pilot Checklist

A step-by-step checklist for businesses considering connecting AI to finance, sales, marketing or document systems. Covers business case, data, permissions, actions, testing, security and review.

7 minutes

Checklist

Business AI Laptop Evaluation Checklist

A practical checklist for businesses considering a Googlebook or any other AI-first laptop. Covers applications, peripherals, connectivity, management, security, support and piloting.

7 minutes

Quick Guide

Understanding AI in Public Services

A plain-English explanation of how AI helps public bodies like HMRC analyse information more efficiently, what it can and cannot do, and what good record-keeping means for your business.

5 minutes

Checklist and Guide

AI Employee Coaching Assessment Checklist

Review employee privacy, scoring fairness, accessibility, manager visibility, data retention and human oversight before introducing AI coaching or workplace roleplay tools.

12 minutes

Checklist and Guide

AI Training Data Supplier Checklist

Review where an AI supplier’s training data came from, what rights apply, how customer data is used and what contractual protection is provided.

12 minutes

Checklist and Guide

AI Agent Safety Checklist

Review an AI agent’s tools, permissions, data access, network connections, human approvals, monitoring and emergency-stop controls.

12 minutes

Checklist and Guide

AI-Assisted Buying Checklist

Use AI shopping tools more safely by checking the exact model, specification, seller, price, compatibility, warranty and ongoing costs before buying.

5 minutes

Guide

How to Check What AI Says About Your Business

See how AI assistants describe your business and correct what you can.

5 minutes

Checklist and Guide

AI Readiness Checklist

Check whether your business is ready to adopt AI tools safely and usefully.

10 minutes

Guide

Your First AI Pilot

Run a 30-day AI trial with one task, one team and a clear decision at the end.

8 minutes

Guide

Questions to Ask Before Buying an AI Tool

The practical questions that separate useful AI tools from expensive experiments.

7 minutes

Guide and Checklist

Safe Use of Generative AI at Work

Simple rules to help staff use AI tools without exposing business or customer data.

6 minutes

Guide and Template

AI Policy Starter Guide

The starting points for a sensible, plain-English AI policy for a small business.

8 minutes

Editable Word template

Editable AI Policy Document

A ready-to-edit Word document (.docx) with all nine AI policy sections pre-written in plain English and placeholders for your own decisions. Open it in Microsoft Word or Google Docs, fill in the blanks, and you have a complete policy ready to share with staff.

Guide

Copilot or ChatGPT: What Should a Business Use?

A practical comparison to help you choose the right AI assistant for your business.

8 minutes

Checklist and Guide

Browser Extension Security Audit

Identify installed browser extensions, review their permissions and decide which should be approved, restricted or removed from business browsers.

10 minutes

Checklist and Guide

Image Authenticity Verification Checklist

Trace an image to its source, inspect its context, compare independent evidence and review available provenance before sharing or acting.

5 minutes

Checklist and Guide

AI Answer Verification Checklist

Check factual claims, sources, assumptions and approval before using or publishing an AI-generated answer.

5 minutes

Explainer

Where Does AI Actually Run?

AI services may feel instant and digital, but every prompt is processed by physical computing hardware in a data centre. This explainer covers the infrastructure behind an AI request — data centres, GPU accelerators, electricity, cooling and network — and explains the difference between training and inference.

6 minutes

Checklist and Guide

AI Task Delegation Checklist

A practical checklist for deciding whether a task is ready to delegate to an AI agent, what level of automation is appropriate and what controls to put in place. Covers task definition, inputs, decision requirements, actions, consequences, controls, productivity measurement and workflow ownership — with a classification guide using the AI Productivity Ladder.

5 minutes

Checklist

AI Agent Accountability Checklist

A practical checklist for ensuring AI agents deployed in business systems have named owners, appropriate identities, least-privilege permissions, human approval gates, logging, a tested kill mechanism and a defined incident response process. Based on the IT Club AI Accountability Chain framework.

7 minutes

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