5 Things Office Workers Must Know Before Using AI

Before using AI, check your contract first. Office workers who use AI on the job may inadvertently violate the rules they agreed to with their employer. On the 13th, GQ Korea compiled five things to check before using AI.

The first is reviewing your contract terms. Before signing an employment or project contract, check whether it contains any AI-related clauses. If the contract explicitly prohibits AI use or requires disclosure of its use, you must comply; if it says nothing, it is safer to agree in advance and put it in writing. Mark Clemens, founder of a job platform, advised that if the contract lacks intellectual property (IP) clauses, usage rights, or AI disclosure terms, you should raise them before signing.

The second is deciding whether to disclose AI use based on the purpose of the deliverable. There is little issue if it is a personal draft or just organizing ideas, but the standards change for work that is made public or represents a brand. For content that delivers information to the public, such as news or advertising, the advice was to discuss standards with the client or apply stricter criteria in line with relevant regulations.

The third is confirming who bears responsibility. If errors occur in AI output, responsibility falls on the final human operator. With the Tesla Cybercab, which recently began operations, liability for AI autonomous driving is emerging as a major point of contention.