The task contains fictional notes about a housing co-op yard cleanup and an announcement to residents written by AI from those notes. The notes include information that should not be shared with AI, and the announcement contains errors. Do the task in your own notes.
Notes
- Yard cleanup on Saturday, 16 May, at 10 a.m.
- Rakes and rubbish bags have been ordered; the leaf blower is still missing.
- Seppo Virtanen (phone 040 000 0000) is in charge of the barbecue.
- Aila cannot do heavy work because of knee surgery.
- Open question: should we order a skip? The board will decide.
AI announcement
“The yard cleanup will take place on Saturday, 16 May, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rakes and rubbish bags have been ordered. Seppo is in charge of the barbecue so everyone has enough energy for the whole day. A skip (large waste container) has been ordered. We hope to see you there!”
What to do
- 1
Trim the notes
Mark the information you would not share with AI, then write a trimmed version of the notes that still contains what is needed to write the announcement.
- 2
Write a limiting sentence
Add a sentence to the request that limits the announcement to the notes and asks for missing information to be marked.
- 3
Mark additions and gaps
Review the announcement and mark every detail that is not in the notes, as well as every note detail that is missing from the announcement or is presented as decided.
What to demonstrate
- The redacted notes.
- A sentence that limits the notice to the notes.
- A list of additions and missing details in the notice.
Check before you continue
- Did you replace details that should not be shared while keeping the task possible?
- Does your request limit the output to the supplied material and ask AI to flag missing information?
- Did you find every detail absent from the notes and every note detail omitted from the notice or presented as decided?
Evidence of skills
Minimize data before sharing, Transform material faithfully
Concepts
Sources and review
- Reviewed:
- September 11, 2026