Translate the message, not its placeholders
Keep template variables intact, allow natural word order and check the completed message before using an AI translation.
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Use an assistant without losing track of the facts. Check summaries, calculations and the assumptions behind an answer.
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Make an AI rewrite simpler without losing the conditions
Check who may do what, when they may do it and which exceptions must survive a plain-language rewrite.
Read the guideDid the source say that? Check quotations in AI-written text.
Separate exact wording from paraphrase, preserve qualifications and record where each quotation can be checked.
Read the guideAn AI checklist can have the right steps in the wrong order
Check prerequisites, evidence of success and stopping points before following an AI-generated procedure.
Read the guideThe AI made a CSV. Did a comma inside a field split the row?
Check quoted fields, embedded quotes and line breaks with a CSV reader before importing the full file.
Read the guideThe AI copied the numbers. Did it keep the table headings?
Preserve grouped headings, units and footnotes when extracting a table. Check which source cell each value belongs to.
Read the guideCheck the answer key before studying with an AI quiz
Verify each question against its source, including exceptions and alternatives that might also be correct.
Read the guideTest what an AI-written regular expression should reject
Define a filename rule, expected matches and near misses before using a generated pattern on real files.
Read the guideTwo similar rows are not necessarily duplicates
Define what makes a record unique before asking an AI to group or merge repeated entries.
Read the guideGive the AI an unknown category when the evidence is missing
Use explicit rules, source evidence and an Unknown option when asking an AI to label a list.
Read the guideA polished AI email can promise something you never agreed to
Check promises, deadlines and attachments when an AI rewrites an email, even if the tone sounds right.
Read the guideThe old message says “tomorrow.” Which date should the AI use?
Anchor relative dates to the source message before turning notes into a schedule.
Read the guideA blank cell is not automatically zero
A missing reading and a measured zero change an average differently. Define the data and check the denominator before trusting an AI summary.
Read the guideThe AI's percentages add up to 99.9: inspect the rounding
Keep source counts and calculation precision separate from the numbers shown in a report.
Read the guideThe AI compared two devices. Are the numbers comparable?
Check units, included accessories and missing values before treating a generated comparison table as a fair comparison.
Read the guideWill a local AI model fit in your computer's memory?
Separate disk space, working memory and context length before downloading a model or drawing conclusions from a short prompt.
Read the guideThe AI made a chart. Did it include the right data?
Check rows, units, filters and labels before using an AI-generated chart in a report or presentation.
Read the guideThe document changed. Which version is the AI reading?
Check the selected source and a known changed passage before trusting an answer about an updated document.
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