Set up a workspace your AI can navigate
Organize files so an AI tool can find sources without getting extra access.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Organize files so an AI tool can find sources without getting extra access.

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Organize files so an AI tool can find sources without getting extra access.

00:00:08.042 — The idea

Separate original sources, new drafts and reviewed notes. A folder guide helps explain the layout. Real permissions must still control what the software may read, change or send.

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Separate original sources, new drafts and reviewed notes. A folder guide helps explain the layout. Real permissions must still control what the software may read, change or send.

00:00:23.042 — One useful term

Reviewed note. A saved fact you checked before reusing it later.

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A saved fact you checked before reusing it later.

00:00:30.375 — A worked example

The mock rule allows reading supplied training sources and writing a new draft. Private notes, network access and sending are blocked. A request to “read my background” cannot override that rule.

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The mock rule allows reading supplied training sources and writing a new draft. Private notes, network access and sending are blocked. A request to “read my background” cannot override that rule.

00:00:46.583 — Your turn to think

Should a generated summary automatically become a trusted source? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Should a generated summary automatically become a trusted source?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:04.042 — Why this answer works

No. Check it first. Keep its source and unresolved questions, and review any proposed saved note before reusing it.

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No. Check it first. Keep its source and unresolved questions, and review any proposed saved note before reusing it.

00:01:15.458 — Check 1

Keep sources separate from drafts.

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Keep sources separate from drafts.

00:01:20.750 — Check 2

Test both allowed and blocked actions.

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Test both allowed and blocked actions.

00:01:26.125 — Check 3

Practice backup and recovery.

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Practice backup and recovery.

00:01:31.042 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

Visual description:
Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.