Ask a bounded question
Replace ‘What can AI do?’ with a question such as ‘How can a two-person content team organize weekly industry research?’ Define the subject, time period, intended use and comparison criteria. A clear boundary helps you recognize when the research is sufficient.
Check individual claims
Break an answer into facts you can verify, such as supported file types or an announcement date. Open the original product documentation or research paper. A citation attached to a paragraph does not necessarily support every claim within it.
Keep three dates where relevant
Record when the event occurred, when the source was published and when you accessed it. Mark an unstated date as unknown. A new article can describe an old event, and prices, features and regional availability may need checking again before publication or a later update.
Preserve disagreements and uncertainty
Different answers may use different definitions, model versions, regions or audiences. Separate confirmed facts, disagreements, inferences and open questions in your notes. AI can help organize the material, while you decide what the evidence actually supports.
Make the result easy to audit
For each important claim, retain the source title, link, date and a brief explanation of its support. Put citations close to the claim and label your recommendations. Check numbers, quotations and links before handing over the research. A clear source index also makes the next update easier.
Methods, examples and selection advice in this article were developed by FindGoodAI. Product capabilities and access links refer to the official resources listed below.
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