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: Neither part can be checked.
- B: The Moon is about 384,000 km from Earth. (the answer)
- C: The Moon is the most beautiful thing in the sky.
- D: Both parts are opinions.
Why: A distance can be measured and looked up. “Most beautiful” is an opinion.
Your turn
Your turn 1 of 3
How many books in all?
| Owls | Foxes | Bears | Otters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| books | 22 | 30 | 38 | 16 |
Your turn 2 of 3
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.”
Your turn 3 of 3
What is the mean (average)?
Keep practicing
Grown-ups: Look at an AI answer together and grade it. Parent guide
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