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Spanish story with translation · B2 · 18 lines

Cada dato necesita una fuente Every fact needs a source

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Panel 1 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Hi, everyone. Let me sum up for you what we talked about on Monday about the new assistant (to several people).
  1. Hola a todos. Os resumo lo que hablamos el lunes sobre el nuevo asistente.

    Hi, everyone. Let me sum up for you what we talked about on Monday about the new assistant (to several people).

Panel 2 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: The tool is useful, but it needs simple rules. That's why I'm writing them here.
  1. La herramienta es útil, pero necesita reglas sencillas. Por eso las escribo aquí.

    The tool is useful, but it needs simple rules. That's why I'm writing them here.

Panel 3 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: First rule: data. Uploading names, contracts, figures or conversations with clients isn't allowed.
  1. Primera regla: los datos. No se permite subir nombres, contratos, cifras ni conversaciones con clientes.

    First rule: data. Uploading names, contracts, figures or conversations with clients isn't allowed.

Panel 4 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Data protection also requires us to look after our coworkers' privacy. And no uploading screenshots of the company's internal communication.
  1. La protección de datos nos obliga a cuidar también la privacidad de los compañeros. Y nada de subir capturas de pantalla con la comunicación interna de la empresa.

    Data protection also requires us to look after our coworkers' privacy. And no uploading screenshots of the company's internal communication.

Panel 5 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Second rule: checking. The assistant sounds sure of itself even if it's wrong, so every fact needs a source that can be checked.
  1. Segunda regla: comprobar. El asistente suena seguro aunque se equivoque, así que cada dato necesita una fuente que se pueda comprobar.

    Second rule: checking. The assistant sounds sure of itself even if it's wrong, so every fact needs a source that can be checked.

Panel 6 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: If a figure doesn't appear in a reliable source, it doesn't go into the text. It's better to say "we'll check" than to spread misinformation.
  1. Si una cifra no aparece en una fuente fiable, no entra en el texto. Es mejor decir «lo comprobamos» que difundir desinformación.

    If a figure doesn't appear in a reliable source, it doesn't go into the text. It's better to say "we'll check" than to spread misinformation.

Panel 7 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Third rule: copyright. We can quote an author, but not copy their text or their illustration without permission.
  1. Tercera regla: los derechos de autor. Podemos citar a un autor, pero no copiar su texto ni su ilustración sin permiso.

    Third rule: copyright. We can quote an author, but not copy their text or their illustration without permission.

Panel 8 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: A text generated by AI can be too similar to another one, and that's plagiarism. If something sounds familiar, do a search for the original (to several people).
  1. Un texto generado por la IA puede parecerse demasiado a otro, y eso es plagio. Si algo os suena, haced una búsqueda del original.

    A text generated by AI can be too similar to another one, and that's plagiarism. If something sounds familiar, do a search for the original (to several people).

Panel 9 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Another rule: security. Scammers already use AI to write perfect emails and impersonate a client or a coworker.
  1. Otra regla: la seguridad. Los estafadores ya usan la IA para escribir correos perfectos y suplantar la identidad de un cliente o de un compañero.

    Another rule: security. Scammers already use AI to write perfect emails and impersonate a client or a coworker.

Panel 10 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Before you click on a link, check who sent it. If something seems strange to you, don't reply and let me know (to several people).
  1. Antes de hacer clic en un enlace, comprobad quién lo ha enviado. Si algo os parece raro, no respondáis y avisadme.

    Before you click on a link, check who sent it. If something seems strange to you, don't reply and let me know (to several people).

Panel 11 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Another rule: work done well. Machine translation is useful for understanding a text, but whatever the client sees is checked by a person.
  1. Otra regla: el trabajo bien hecho. El traductor automático sirve para entender un texto, pero lo que ve el cliente lo revisa una persona.

    Another rule: work done well. Machine translation is useful for understanding a text, but whatever the client sees is checked by a person.

Panel 12 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: When you look for data, filter the results by date: AI sometimes mixes old information with new information (to several people).
  1. Cuando busquéis datos, filtrad los resultados por fecha: la IA a veces mezcla información vieja con información nueva.

    When you look for data, filter the results by date: AI sometimes mixes old information with new information (to several people).

Panel 13 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Before asking AI for big changes, make a backup of the document, in case you don't like the result (to several people).
  1. Antes de pedirle cambios grandes a la IA, haced una copia de seguridad del documento, por si el resultado no os gusta.

    Before asking AI for big changes, make a backup of the document, in case you don't like the result (to several people).

Panel 14 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: And one more: ethical use. We don't use it to deceive anyone, and when AI has really helped, we say so.
  1. Y otra más: el uso ético. No la usamos para engañar a nadie, y cuando la IA ha ayudado de verdad, lo decimos.

    And one more: ethical use. We don't use it to deceive anyone, and when AI has really helped, we say so.

Panel 15 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: These rules aren't here to hold anyone back. A tech tool lets us work better if we use it wisely.
  1. Estas reglas no están para frenar a nadie. Una herramienta tecnológica nos deja trabajar mejor si la usamos con cabeza.

    These rules aren't here to hold anyone back. A tech tool lets us work better if we use it wisely.

Panel 16 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: And one last thing: never type passwords in the chat with the assistant (to several people).
  1. Y una última cosa: nunca escribáis contraseñas en la conversación con el asistente.

    And one last thing: never type passwords in the chat with the assistant (to several people).

Panel 17 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Anyone who has questions should ask me before using it, not after.
  1. Quien tenga dudas, que me pregunte antes de usarla, no después.

    Anyone who has questions should ask me before using it, not after.

Panel 18 of 18 for “Every fact needs a source”: Hugs, Ana.
  1. Un abrazo, Ana.

    Hugs, Ana.

Grammar for this text

An email to coworkers using vosotros: clear but friendly.

  • no se permite subir — "uploading isn't allowed": the impersonal form (se + permite + infinitive), as on signs. It's also used in rules and instructions.
  • nos obliga a cuidar — obligar a + infinitive. nada de subir capturas de pantalla — "no uploading screenshots": nada de + infinitive or noun.
  • aunque se equivoque — "even when it's wrong" (unit 11). una fuente que se pueda comprobar — "a source that can be checked": such a source may not exist, so the subjunctive (unit 3).
  • si algo os suena — here sonar means "to sound familiar": me suena — it rings a bell. haced una búsqueda — a command to several people (vosotros); avisadme = avisad + me; no respondáis — a negative command to several people.
  • Quien tenga dudas, que me pregunte — "anyone who has questions should ask me": que + subjunctive gives a wish or a request, like "let them…".
  • por si el resultado no os gusta — "in case you don't like the result". con cabeza — "wisely, with common sense".

Listing rules: primera, segunda, tercera regla — ordinal numbers in the feminine (because of regla); then otra regla — "another rule", y otra más — "and one more".

Words and grammar of the unit: Work with AI by the rules.

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