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AI-POWERED-SEARCH5 MIN READ

Make Recency a Requirement

Use Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose to evaluate whether an AI-search source is fit for use.

AI-powered search needs source fitness, not source vibes. CRAAP gives you five checks: Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. The point is not to fill out a school worksheet. The point is to avoid letting one attractive source carry more weight than it deserves. Currency is contextual A 2019 strategy framework may still be fine. A 2019 platform feature comparison is probably not. Decide how fresh the source must be based on the decision risk. Relevance beats general credibility A famous publication can still be a poor source if it answers a different question. The best source for a vendor…

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