Use AI to structure questions and summarize material while keeping a traceable connection to original evidence.
Use AI to plan, not replace, research
Ask for possible search terms, alternative explanations, and questions to investigate. Treat suggestions as leads that still need to be checked; generated references may be incomplete or incorrect.
Build a source log
For each useful source, record its title, publisher, date, URL and the specific claim it supports. Keep direct quotations clearly marked and distinguish them from your own summary.
Summarize supplied material carefully
When using an AI tool to summarize a document, keep the original open and check important claims, numbers and caveats. Long documents may be truncated or interpreted incorrectly, and a summary can omit disagreement or limitations.
Respect privacy and copyright
Do not upload confidential records, personal information or materials you are not permitted to share. Check the tool’s data settings and applicable license or institutional rules.
Verify before publishing
Confirm every cited source exists and actually supports the sentence beside it. Use authoritative primary sources whenever possible and be explicit about gaps in the evidence.
Editorial note: This guide is general information, not professional financial, legal, medical or investment advice. Check authoritative and up-to-date sources before acting on important claims.