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Check the AI answer

Read 4 made-up chatbot answers. Mark the statements you would check before relying on the answer, and find out why they might be wrong.

4 examples
With explanations
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We wrote these answers ourselves to show common mistakes. They are not output from a real AI tool. The companies, places and sources in them are invented.

What you will learn to check

Does the source exist, and does it actually say the same thing?
Where do the numbers come from, and what period do they cover?
Does the summary match the original: dates, prices, conditions?
Does the answer use absolute words such as “always”, “never” or “guaranteed”?
Does an important decision about health, money or rights depend on it? Then rely on official sources or ask a professional.

How to use it

Mark one or more statements and press “Check”. Marking more than necessary is not a mistake: it is worth checking things more often than you might think.

What this exercise does not teach

It doesn’t teach you to guess whether a text was written by AI. Such guesses are unreliable, and AI-detection software makes mistakes too. The same checking habits apply to text written by people.