Summary
Using AI in research amplifies your throughput and, without discipline, your error rate. The verification loop — every AI-produced claim traced to a primary source before use — is the discipline that makes AI-assisted research trustworthy.
Objectives
- 01State the verification loop as a workflow.
- 02Identify AI claims that require verification.
- 03Explain why 'the model said so' is not evidence.
The Lesson
The loop
Ask the AI for the claim, the source, and the passage. Fetch the source. Verify the passage. Cite the source, not the AI. If the source doesn't exist or the passage doesn't say what the AI claims, discard both.
Key Ideas
- The model is a research assistant, not a source.
- Every claim traces to a primary source or is not used.