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Five steps, in order, for any practitioner using AI without a rulebook written for them. Each one stands on its own. Together they take you from “I use a few tools” to a practice you can explain and defend.

The five steps

StepWhat you getTimeGo to
1. Understand the vendor sideWhat a model card is, how to read one, and what to ask when there is none5 minutesWhat Is a Model Card
2. Take stockEvery AI tool in your practice on one page, and which ones touch client information20 minutesThe Beginner’s Checklist
3. See where you standA gap map across nine questions, with a first step for every gap10 minutesThe CLEARED Self-Audit
4. Sort your tools by riskEach AI use placed in the Green, Yellow or Red Zone, and how much review it needs15 minutesThe CLEARED Lexicon
5. Stay currentWhat changed this week in AI rules that reach your practice, and one thing to do about itWeeklyThe CLEARED Intelligence Brief

Each page ends by pointing to the next one, so you can start anywhere and keep going.

Created October 2026.