LEARN AI · CHAPTER 6 OF 9 · 5 MIN
CHECKING ITS WORK
What to double-check, how to check it quickly, and why you stay responsible.
BY THE END YOU CAN
- Decide what needs checking and what does not
- Check claims and numbers fast against the source
- Own what you send
5 short lessons · about 5 minutes · 4-question quiz.
IN THIS CHAPTER
- What to check
- How to check, fast
- Checking numbers
- Let it say "I don't know"
- You are the editor
Plus a 4-question quiz with every answer explained.
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GO DEEPER: FURTHER READING
Hand-picked guides, articles and videos on this chapter's topics. Links checked 2026-11-06.
- GUIDESIFT: the four moves (Mike Caulfield)
Four quick habits for checking any claim: stop, check the source, find better coverage, trace it to the original.
- ARTICLETracing the thoughts of a large language model (Anthropic)
Anthropic research, written for a general reader, on what happens inside Claude, including why it sometimes makes things up.
- REFERENCEReduce made-up answers (Anthropic)
Anthropic's techniques for cutting made-up answers, such as asking for quotes. Written for builders.