# Guides to working with AI employees

> Plain explanations of how AI employees work, how to keep them safe, and how to choose a platform for them.

Source: https://orgkeep.com/resources

- [What is an AI employee? How it differs from a chatbot or an automation](https://orgkeep.com/resources/what-is-an-ai-employee): An AI employee is a member of your organization backed by an AI model. Here is what that means, how it differs from chatbots and automations, and how to set one up safely.
- [How to give AI agents access to your systems without sharing passwords](https://orgkeep.com/resources/ai-agent-credential-access): AI agents need API keys to do real work, but a key in a prompt is a key anyone can leak. Here is how a credential broker lets an AI use a secret without ever seeing it.
- [Self-hosted vs SaaS AI agent platforms: what to check before you choose](https://orgkeep.com/resources/self-hosted-vs-saas-ai-agents): Where your AI agents run decides who sees your data, which models you can use and what happens if the vendor changes course. A practical comparison and checklist.
- [OrgKeep glossary](https://orgkeep.com/resources/glossary): Member, AI employee, use access, credential broker, Agent Host and the other terms we use, in a sentence or two each.