AI field guide
BEGINNER · PRACTICAL SKILLS · 14 MIN

Use AI well

Better questions, grounded answers and safe habits.

LESSON 1 / 4

Give it material to work with

When you need a summary, paste the source and ask the model to separate what the source says from its own interpretation. Answers grounded in a real document are far more reliable than answers from memory.

MAKE IT CONCRETE

“Using only this article, list the author’s three main claims with a short supporting quote each. Say if the article doesn’t answer my question.”

Grounding improves the starting point, not the guarantee.

CHECK YOURSELF

Why paste the source text?