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Check the Answer: Ask for Sources

How to make AI show where its numbers come from, and how to check them yourself.

2026-10-20

Steps

  1. 1
    Ask for sources

    “Name a source for every number.”

  2. 2
    Check the source

    Open the source and find the number there.

  3. 3
    Remove what is unclear

    If there is no source, delete the number from the text.

ChatGPT
Step 1YouYou wrote that water boils at 90 degrees. Name a source where I can check this
AISource: a 7th-grade physics textbook or an encyclopedia. Find the section on boiling water there and compare the number.

Reminder

AI can make mistakes. Always check the answers: the responsibility lies with the person, not the computer or artificial intelligence.