Your staff are already using AI.
Your staff Are already using AI.
Your staff are using AI.
The risk is they’re doing it without guidance. The 1938 Group helps organisations make AI‑compliance simple and risk‑aware. Protect your teams, your data, and your business.
The risk is they’re doing it without guidance. The 1938 Group helps organisations make AI‑compliance simple and risk‑aware. Protect your teams.
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Created by a South African AI safety and data‑risk practitioner with experience in professional services and financial‑sector environments. Our training aligns POPIA with international AI‑safety best practices to keep your organisation safe and compliant.
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Our services focus on reduced AI related risk
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Benefits of MAnaging your risk with
The 1938 Group.
Who It’s For
Organisations with staff using AI tools without clear guidance and are worried about data exposure and non‑compliant use. Leaders needing a low‑risk way to understand AI‑risk and show they are taking it seriously.
Who It’s For
Organisations with staff using AI tools without clear guidance and are worried about data exposure and non‑compliant use. Leaders needing a low‑risk way to understand AI‑risk and show they are taking it seriously.
Who It’s For
Organisations with staff using AI tools without clear guidance and are worried about data exposure and non‑compliant use. Leaders needing a low‑risk way to understand AI‑risk and show they are taking it seriously.
POPIA Management
Helping you in putting clear, practical rules and controls in place to protect personal information while still allowing your organisation to use data safely and lawfully.
POPIA
POPIA Aligned Safety Training for South African Organisations.
POPIA Management
Helping you in putting clear, practical rules and controls in place to protect personal information while still allowing your organisation to use data safely and lawfully.
Cost Reduction
Making your organisation more efficient by removing waste, streamlining processes, and using resources (people, time, and technology) so you spend less without sacrificing quality or safety.
Cost Reduction
Making your organisation more efficient by removing waste, streamlining processes, and using resources (people, time, and technology) so you spend less without sacrificing quality or safety.
Cost Reduction
Making your organisation more efficient by removing waste, streamlining processes, and using resources (people, time, and technology) so you spend less without sacrificing quality or safety.
Who We Are
Building AI‑Risk Aware Organisations in South Africa
Let The 1938 Group help your teams with using AI confidently and safely. This is done through risk‑aware practices transferable to everyday work without disrupting how you already operate.
Our Focus
Our services focus on reducing AI‑related risk while enabling responsible AI use across your organisation.
Our Focus
Our services focus on reducing AI‑related risk while enabling responsible AI use across your organisation.
Our Mission
We work with various teams & leaders to design training that fits your existing workflows and risk profile.
Our Mission
We work with various teams & leaders to design training that fits your existing workflows and risk profile.
Who We Are
Building AI‑Risk Aware Organisations in South Africa
Let The 1938 Group help your teams with using AI confidently and safely. This is done through risk‑aware practices transferable to everyday work without disrupting how you already operate.
Our Focus
Our services focus on reducing AI‑related risk while enabling responsible AI use across your organisation.
Our Mission
We work with various teams & leaders to design training that fits your existing workflows and risk profile.
The 1938 Group
focused on Building an AI-Risk aware culture.
POPIA Aware
A single POPIA‑type incident can trigger fines of up to 10% of annual turnover, plus reputational damage that takes years to repair. Yet most organisations only realise the risk after something goes wrong, by then, the cost is already high.
POPIA Aware
A single POPIA‑type incident can trigger fines of up to 10% of annual turnover, plus reputational damage that takes years to repair. Yet most organisations only realise the risk after something goes wrong, by then, the cost is already high.
POPIA Aware
A single POPIA‑type incident can trigger fines of up to 10% of annual turnover, plus reputational damage that takes years to repair. Yet most organisations only realise the risk after something goes wrong, by then, the cost is already high.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is this AI safety training for?
This training is for HR, Legal, Compliance, and Operations leaders in South African organisations where staff are already using AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar assistants. It’s especially useful for teams handling sensitive client data, contracts, financial information, or HR records.
Do you only train large corporates, or can SMEs use this too?
We work with both SMEs and larger organisations. For SMEs, we focus on simple, manageable policies and and training; for larger or more complex businesses, we can scale into a full AI usage and data safety programme with multi department rollout.
What is the difference between your three main packages?
The key differences between the AI Usage & Data Safety Programme and the AI Maturity & Organisational Enablement lie in their scope, target audience, and intended outcomes, ranging from immediate tactical risk management to long-term strategic transformation.
How do you handle sensitive data during training?
We never ask participants to share real client data or confidential documents in public AI tools. Exercises are built around anonymised examples or redacted cases, and we teach clear boundaries on what data should never be shared with AI models.
Can you work with organisations that don’t yet allow AI tools?
Yes. If your organisation is still cautious or policy free, we can help you: • Define clear AI usage rules • Decide which roles or tasks can use AI safely • Design a controlled rollout so leadership can test AI use in a low risk way.
Do you provide materials we can reuse internally?
Yes: • Editable AI usage policy templates • Prompting frameworks and checklists: Red / Amber / Green data classification guides • Printable packs and quick reference guides for staff.
Can training be customised for specific departments?
Yes. We tailor content for Legal, Finance, HR, Compliance, Operations, and other roles so that examples match how each team actually uses AI.
Do you train only employees, or also managers and leadership?
We train both staff and managers. Leadership and risk/compliance teams can join special sessions on AI governance, policy, and risk‑monitoring.
The 1938 Group
Frequently asked questions
Who is this AI safety training for?
This training is for HR, Legal, Compliance, and Operations leaders in South African organisations where staff are already using AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar assistants. It’s especially useful for teams handling sensitive client data, contracts, financial information, or HR records.
Do you only train large corporates, or can SMEs use this too?
We work with both SMEs and larger organisations. For SMEs, we focus on simple, manageable policies and and training; for larger or more complex businesses, we can scale into a full AI usage and data safety programme with multi department rollout.
What is the difference between your three main packages?
The key differences between the AI Usage & Data Safety Programme and the AI Maturity & Organisational Enablement lie in their scope, target audience, and intended outcomes, ranging from immediate tactical risk management to long-term strategic transformation.
How do you handle sensitive data during training?
We never ask participants to share real client data or confidential documents in public AI tools. Exercises are built around anonymised examples or redacted cases, and we teach clear boundaries on what data should never be shared with AI models.
Can you work with organisations that don’t yet allow AI tools?
Yes. If your organisation is still cautious or policy free, we can help you: • Define clear AI usage rules • Decide which roles or tasks can use AI safely • Design a controlled rollout so leadership can test AI use in a low risk way.
Do you provide materials we can reuse internally?
Yes: • Editable AI usage policy templates • Prompting frameworks and checklists: Red / Amber / Green data classification guides • Printable packs and quick reference guides for staff.
Can training be customised for specific departments?
Yes. We tailor content for Legal, Finance, HR, Compliance, Operations, and other roles so that examples match how each team actually uses AI.
Do you train only employees, or also managers and leadership?
We train both staff and managers. Leadership and risk/compliance teams can join special sessions on AI governance, policy, and risk‑monitoring.
Who is this AI safety training for?
This training is for HR, Legal, Compliance, and Operations leadersrs in South African organisations where staff are already using AI tools. It’s useful for teams handling sensitive client data, contracts, financial information, or HR records.
Do you only train large corporates, or can SMEs use this too?
We work with both SMEs and larger organisations. For SMEs, we focus on simple, manageable policies and and training; for larger or more complex businesses, we can scale into a full AI usage and data safety programme with multi department rollout.
What is the difference between your three main packages?
The key differences between the AI Usage & Data Safety Programme and the AI Maturity & Organisational Enablement lie in their scope, target audience, and intended outcomes, ranging from immediate tactical risk management to long-term strategic transformation.
How do you handle sensitive data during training?
We never ask participants to share real client data or confidential documents in public AI tools. Exercises are built around anonymised examples or redacted cases, and we teach clear boundaries on what data should never be shared with AI models.
Can you work with organisations that don’t yet allow AI tools?
Yes. If your organisation is still cautious or policy free, we can help you: • Define clear AI usage rules • Decide which roles or tasks can use AI safely • Design a controlled rollout so leadership can test AI use in a low risk way.
Do you provide materials we can reuse internally?
Yes: • Editable AI usage policy templates • Prompting frameworks and checklists: Red / Amber / Green data classification guides • Printable packs and quick reference guides for staff.
Can training be customised for specific departments?
Yes. We tailor content for Legal, Finance, HR, Compliance, Operations, and other roles so that examples match how each team actually uses AI.
Do you train only employees, or also managers and leadership?
We train both staff and managers. Leadership and risk/compliance teams can join special sessions on AI governance, policy, and risk‑monitoring.
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