A lot of AI safety talk gets stuck in “it’s complicated.” It doesn’t have to be. If you’re building with AI (even if you’re not technical), you can reduce risk a lot with a few default habits—the same way we made cars safer with seatbelts, rules of the road, and inspections. 1) Who teaches this? Not “the government.” Not “experts on Twitter.” You + your builder + your tools. Think of it like “AI driver’s ed”: - 20% is mindset (responsibility) - 80% is checklist + routines (what to do every time) 2) How should it be taught? Not by fear. Not by theory. By simple checklists + examples. If you can follow a recipe, you can follow this. ✅ The Non-Tech Guardrails Checklist (print this) A) Secrets & passwords (most common failure) - Use two-factor authentication on everything - Don’t paste API keys into screenshots or chats - Store keys in a proper “secrets” place (your dev will know) - If something feels off: rotate keys (replace them) B) Updates (the boring part that saves you) - If your app is public: ask your dev:“Do we patch security updates weekly?” - If you don’t have a dev: use managed platforms that update for you. C) Logs (so you can see trouble early) Ask: “Do we have logs turned on?” If the answer is “not really,” you’re flying blind. D) Ownership (someone must be responsible) For every AI feature ask: - “Who owns this if it breaks?” - “Who gets alerted?” - “What’s the rollback plan?” E) Kill-switch (simple off button) Every AI feature needs a way to pause it: - “Can we turn it off in 1 minute if needed?” 3) How do we “pressure” the world to do better? You don’t need to lobby governments to make progress. The fastest levers are: - Customer expectations (“we only buy tools with safety basics”) - Platform defaults (secure-by-default settings) - Procurement rules (“no guardrails = no contract”) - Community standards (we normalize checklists) Bottom line Cheerleaders can cheer. Builders can build.

Use this ChatGPT prompt to help you eliminate noise & distractions, so you can focus on what's most important to achieving your goal: “I’m stuck at the starting line. Based on everything you know about me… acting as my brutally honest entrepreneur coach, ask me questions one at a time, until you can successfully diagnose the ONE mindset block most likely holding me back. Then reframe it. Finally, compress my 90-day plan into a 2-week 'proof sprint' that proves I can succeed and helps me create a bias for action.” 🚀🚀

Day 4 in the books! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yD1YAk/

Replit announced integration with ChatGPT and Fast Mode cheaper building options. Mocha's made some good improvements too. Some folks love Lovable, sorry for the pun. Others are attached to Bolt. (couldn't help that one). And some others, with more of a programming background swear by curser! lol Whatever you build with, I say, build it with love. Love what you do. Have fun with it. Innovate. Explore. Experiment. Test things. Share things just to share them. And while I'm giving totally unsolicited advice, (ignore it if you want to), its great to help other vibe builders try, improve and succeed with what they're building. What are you building?