1. Submitting a text you cannot explain

Reread each statement and check if you can justify it. If not, return to the sources and rewrite starting from what you understood. Good prose alone does not prove mastery of the topic.

2. Using it when the test does not allow

Check the teacher’s instructions for the specific assignment. Use permitted for practice may be forbidden during the exam or for a submission. When in doubt, ask before proceeding.

3. Citing books or articles never consulted

Verify the existence, author, title, and content of sources. A bibliographic reference that looks correct may be fabricated or not support what you write.

4. Uploading personal data or confidential materials

Remove names, student numbers, grades, and information about other people. Use tools authorised by the university and share only materials that you can legitimately use in that service.

5. Asking to bypass controls

Changing the style to conceal prohibited help does not solve the problem. Work on your understanding and respect the declaration obligations required by the course.

6. Memorising a well-written error

Compare definitions and key steps with the book. The assistant’s confident tone is not a measure of accuracy. Keep a record of corrections.

7. Skipping your own attempt

Tackle the exercise first, even just by framing it. Then ask for a hint or comment on the precise point where you stopped.

8. Removing all exceptions from the summary

Note the conditions in which a rule applies and a case in which it does not. A summary must retain the distinctions required by the subject.

9. Accepting the chatbot’s grade as a prediction

Use explicit criteria to identify gaps, but consider the feedback as indicative. The system may not necessarily know the rubric, the teacher, or the level of the real test.

10. Replacing all revision with chat

Alternate exercises on paper, spoken explanations, reading sources, and discussion with others. If you do not know how to work when you close the system, change the way you use it.

01 / A PRACTICAL CASE

Try it in your session.

A classmate gives you notes containing names and grades. Before asking for a summary, remove personal data and verify that you can share the material. For a graded submission, also check the specific AI rules.

02 / THE PROMPT TO ADAPT

Help me check this study plan of mine. Do not do assignments on my behalf. Look for risks of passive study, unverified sources, data sharing, and use incompatible with these teacher’s instructions: [indications]. Propose a practical alternative for each issue. If you lack sufficient information, ask questions.

03 / NOW, WITHOUT AI

The reasoning remains yours.

Write three personal rules for your next use of AI and apply them to a concrete task before opening the chat.

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Document date or reference period: Sources and references consulted on 25 October 2026.

IAnews24 desk guide developed with AI assistance. Examples and prompts are educational proposals from the editorial team, to be adapted to the subject and teacher's instructions. Reference sources are listed above.

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