Using AI tools responsibly

ChatGPT or similar AI tools can write user stories, create PRDs, and draft stakeholder emails in seconds. But using AI tools in your development process requires careful boundaries to maintain quality and accountability. Never let AI tools make product decisions. Use them to generate options, explore ideas, and speed up documentation, but ensure product judgment remains human.

When using AI to draft product requirements, always verify technical feasibility and business logic. Those brilliant features suggested might be technically impossible or violate regulations. Protect your company's confidential information. Don't paste customer data, revenue figures, or strategic plans into public AI tools. Many teams learned this lesson when Samsung engineers accidentally leaked proprietary code through ChatGPT.^[1] Use enterprise versions with data protection agreements or anonymize sensitive information before using AI assistance.