Safety & privacy

Check important AI answers

AI can sound confident even when an answer is incomplete, outdated, or wrong. A second look is a useful habit.

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Treat AI as a helpful assistant, not an unquestionable authority.

Ask for context and sources

Ask AI where information came from and request sources when appropriate. Open those sources and check them yourself before relying on the answer. AI-generated citations can sometimes be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect.

Use trusted sources for changing information

For government requirements, financial rules, medical information, legal matters, deadlines, prices, schedules, and other facts that may change, check an official or authoritative source.

AI can help you understand a topic or prepare questions. It should not be your only check when the answer could affect an important decision.

The takeawayAI can help you understand something. Important facts still deserve a second look.