Check the answer key before studying with an AI quiz
Verify each question against its source, including exceptions and alternatives that might also be correct.
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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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Test what an AI-written regular expression should reject
Define a filename rule, expected matches and near misses before using a generated pattern on real files.
Read the guideTwo similar rows are not necessarily duplicates
Define what makes a record unique before asking an AI to group or merge repeated entries.
Read the guideGive the AI an unknown category when the evidence is missing
Use explicit rules, source evidence and an Unknown option when asking an AI to label a list.
Read the guideA polished AI email can promise something you never agreed to
Check promises, deadlines and attachments when an AI rewrites an email, even if the tone sounds right.
Read the guideThe old message says “tomorrow.” Which date should the AI use?
Anchor relative dates to the source message before turning notes into a schedule.
Read the guideA blank cell is not automatically zero
A missing reading and a measured zero change an average differently. Define the data and check the denominator before trusting an AI summary.
Read the guideThe AI's percentages add up to 99.9: inspect the rounding
Keep source counts and calculation precision separate from the numbers shown in a report.
Read the guideThe AI compared two devices. Are the numbers comparable?
Check units, included accessories and missing values before treating a generated comparison table as a fair comparison.
Read the guideWill a local AI model fit in your computer's memory?
Separate disk space, working memory and context length before downloading a model or drawing conclusions from a short prompt.
Read the guideThe AI made a chart. Did it include the right data?
Check rows, units, filters and labels before using an AI-generated chart in a report or presentation.
Read the guideThe document changed. Which version is the AI reading?
Check the selected source and a known changed passage before trusting an answer about an updated document.
Read the guideAn AI described the image. Is the alt text useful?
Edit an image description around its purpose, distinguishing an illustration, a functional icon and a chart from decoration.
Read the guideDid the AI meeting recap get the agreement right?
Check speakers, numbers and commitments against an authorised recording or transcript before treating a recap as the final record.
Read the guideAn AI translation reads well. Does it still mean the same thing?
Check times, quantities, negation and ambiguous words against the source before polishing a translated message.
Read the guideThe AI formula looks right. Test it on five rows first
Build a tiny spreadsheet with known answers and test blanks, zeros, dates, units and range boundaries before trusting an AI-generated formula.
Read the guideAn AI can read your calendar. Can it change it too?
Separate information requests from actions in connected apps, check Gemini’s supported operations and verify the result in the calendar itself.
Read the guideA document gives instructions to the AI. Should the assistant follow them?
Recognise when source material tries to change the task, keep quoted instructions separate from your request and check unexpected actions.
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