START HERE · LESSON 3 OF 10 · 15 MIN
Check an AI answer in three steps
Checking is the skill that makes AI safe to use at work. It takes minutes and prevents embarrassing or costly mistakes.
Do it now
- Ask an AI a factual question you care about (a price, a rule, a date).
- Underline every claim that could be wrong.
- For each claim, find an official or primary source (government site, company page, original study).
- Mark each claim: confirmed, wrong, or unknown.
- Rewrite the answer using only confirmed claims and say what is still unknown.
Check yourself
Answer in your head first, then open each one.
What is a primary source?
The original: the law, the official price list, the study itself — not a blog about it.
What do you do with “unknown” claims?
Leave them out or clearly label them as unconfirmed.
Tip
If you cannot find a source in two minutes, do not publish the claim.