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How to Keep an AI Draft Separate from the Final Version

An AI draft is work in progress. The final version is the text that has been checked and approved.

The practical point

If drafts and final versions are mixed together, someone may publish or use an unapproved sentence by mistake.

1 Step 1

Label the AI version as a draft

Put the word draft in the file name, heading or folder so nobody mistakes it for approved text.

2 Step 2

Keep the draft away from the official record

Store the AI version in a working folder, not the place where final notices, policies, web pages or customer documents are kept.

3 Step 3

Edit in a clear review copy

Make human changes in a separate review copy so people can see what has been checked, rewritten or removed.

4 Step 4

Check the details before approval

Look at facts, links, dates, contact details, permissions, promises and tone before anything becomes final.

5 Step 5

Move only the approved version

When the review is complete, move only the approved version to the final location and leave the draft behind.

Worked example

See it in practice

An AI draft of a customer notice contained an old contact number. The editor kept the draft in the working folder, corrected the number, checked the page and then moved the approved notice to the live content folder.

What good looks like

Everyone can see which version is safe to use.

Prompt you can copy 
Review this document as a draft, not as an approved final version. List claims, links, dates, contact details and promises that a person must check. Keep uncertain wording visible and do not mark the document approved.
Draft:
[PASTE DRAFT]

Edit the words in square brackets before you use it.

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Published by the Nova9 editorial team. Last checked July 2026.