Free lesson · Skill · 6 min

The PAUSE rule

Part of AI Fraud Awareness Foundations

The one idea

P — Pressure check. A — Ask what action they want. U — Use a trusted route. S — Separate proof from story. E — Escalate.

A real request can survive a pause.

Rewrite a panic response into a safe verification response.

Sources

Members practice this against a real AI assistant, get feedback on the prompt, then review it before the idea fades.