Module 12 · Level II · Practitioner

Checking AI's work

Fact-checking, source-checking and spotting hallucinations: the habits that turn a fluent draft into something you can sign off.

6 lessons · about 1 hour

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What’s inside

  1. 01
    Why checking is your job

    AI writes fluently whether or not it is right, so the responsibility for accuracy stays with the person who uses the output. · 9 min

  2. 02
    Spotting hallucinations

    The tell-tale signs that an AI answer contains invented material, and quick tests that expose it. · 10 min

  3. 03
    Checking citations and sources

    How to confirm a cited source exists, says what the AI claims, and is worth trusting, with the places to look in the UK. · 11 min

  4. 04
    Checking numbers and calculations

    How to catch wrong totals, misleading percentages and unit mix-ups before a figure goes anywhere important. · 10 min

  5. 05
    Second opinions: lateral reading and self-critique

    Check claims the way professional fact-checkers do, and use the model's own self-review for what it is good at, without relying on it. · 11 min

  6. 06
    A sign-off checklist by risk level

    Match how hard you check to what's at stake, with a practical checklist for low, medium and high-stakes work. · 10 min

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