An AI averaged two groups. Did it count their different sizes?
Averaging group averages can give the wrong overall result. Keep group sizes, reconstruct totals, and check the denominator.
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Use an assistant without losing track of the facts. Check summaries, calculations and the assumptions behind an answer.
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AI says the text fits the character limit. Check the actual field
Shorten a draft without losing essential conditions, then verify its length using the destination’s counter and validation rules.
Read the guideCompare documents with AI: ask for the changed passages
Keep exact versions, pair each reported difference with evidence, and check small changes that a broad summary may miss.
Read the guideExtract links with AI without changing their destinations
Keep link labels separate from addresses, preserve query parameters and fragments, and distinguish exact extraction from a checked destination.
Read the guideBefore an AI-assisted batch rename, check every destination
Preview old and new paths, catch name collisions and occupied destinations, and keep verified originals before applying a naming scheme.
Read the guideAI feedback summaries: count people separately from comments
Four comments may come from three people. Define what you count, keep participant IDs, and explain overlapping themes before adding percentages.
Read the guideAn AI Markdown table breaks when a cell contains a pipe
Keep literal pipes inside cells, distinguish source line breaks from visual wrapping, and check the table in its destination editor.
Read the guideGive an AI packing list a real trip to work with
Separate confirmed plans from assumptions, then check that every suggested item has a purpose on your actual trip.
Read the guideAn AI shopping list needs units, pantry amounts and pack sizes
Check a combined shopping list with a small worked example before letting tidy totals replace the recipe details.
Read the guideAsk AI to sort records without losing rows or guessing ties
Define a tie-break rule and a place for missing dates, then check that every record survives the sort unchanged.
Read the guideThe AI combined two tables. What did the comma in 1,250 mean?
Preserve original number strings and source conventions before letting an AI merge figures that use different decimal separators.
Read the guideAn AI time total looks wrong: hours and decimals are not interchangeable
Check AI-generated duration totals with minutes, explicit units and a small example before putting the result into a spreadsheet.
Read the guideTranslate the message, not its placeholders
Keep template variables intact, allow natural word order and check the completed message before using an AI translation.
Read the guideMake an AI rewrite simpler without losing the conditions
Check who may do what, when they may do it and which exceptions must survive a plain-language rewrite.
Read the guideDid the source say that? Check quotations in AI-written text.
Separate exact wording from paraphrase, preserve qualifications and record where each quotation can be checked.
Read the guideAn AI checklist can have the right steps in the wrong order
Check prerequisites, evidence of success and stopping points before following an AI-generated procedure.
Read the guideThe AI made a CSV. Did a comma inside a field split the row?
Check quoted fields, embedded quotes and line breaks with a CSV reader before importing the full file.
Read the guideThe AI copied the numbers. Did it keep the table headings?
Preserve grouped headings, units and footnotes when extracting a table. Check which source cell each value belongs to.
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