How to Evaluate AI Answers

AI answers can sound confident while being wrong. Use this checklist before acting on important outputs.

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1) Is the answer grounded?

• Does it cite your provided info?
• Does it clearly separate facts from assumptions?

2) Is it complete?

• Does it cover edge cases?
• Does it mention risks and mitigations?

3) Is it usable?

• Does it provide steps, examples, or a template?
• Is the format something you can act on?

4) What would change the answer?

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