AI can sound confident and still be wrong.

That is called a hallucination: an answer that sounds right but is wrong, unsupported, outdated, or made up.

Use this five-step check.

What claim is being made?

Is there a trusted source?

Are names, dates, and numbers correct?

Could a mistake cause harm or cost money?

Should a human expert review it?

Remember: confidence is not correctness.

Remember: protect private information, and verify important AI answers with trusted sources.