Free templates
Guardrails you can adopt this week.
Practical starting templates for putting structure around AI: a usage policy, a risk register, and an approval gate matrix. Read each one in full on the page, then get the editable version to make your own.
- AI Usage Policy AI Usage Policy Starter A plain-language policy that sets out where staff may use AI tools, what data is off limits, and who signs off on higher-risk use.
- AI Risk Register AI Risk Register A simple register for tracking each AI use case, the risks it carries, who owns it, and what you are doing about it.
- Approval Gate Matrix AI Approval Gate Matrix A matrix that maps AI actions to the level of human review they need, so the routine flows freely and the consequential calls get a person.