Checking AI answers
Strategy card
Treat AI answers like a classmate's work: check before you copy.
- Step 1: Solve or estimate independently first.
- Step 2: Check each step of the AI's reasoning.
- Step 3: Look for made-up facts, wrong math or claims that go too far.
- Step 4: Confirm important facts in a reliable source.
Tip: An answer can be confident, detailed and wrong all at once.
Worked example
Which part is a fact you could check?
A pretend AI helper says: “The Moon is about 384,000 km from Earth. The Moon is the most beautiful thing in the sky.”
- A: The Moon is about 384,000 km from Earth. (the answer)
- B: Neither part can be checked.
- C: Both parts are opinions.
- D: The Moon is the most beautiful thing in the sky.
Why: A distance can be measured and looked up. “Most beautiful” is an opinion.
Your turn
Your turn 1 of 3
What is the mean (average)?
Your turn 2 of 3
What is the best way to check this claim?
A pretend AI chatbot says: “Penguins live at the North Pole.”
Your turn 3 of 3
Which pet got the fewest votes?
| Fish | Hamster | Turtle | Rabbit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| votes | 40 | 26 | 32 | 30 |
Keep practicing
Grown-ups: Look at an AI answer together and grade it. Parent guide
Next lesson: What comes next?