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SIFT before you cite an AI-supplied source

Apply SIFT to verify AI-suggested sources before using them in professional research, briefs, or recommendations.

An AI citation is a lead, not evidence yet. SIFT gives you a fast verification path. Stop before you copy the source. Investigate who produced it and what incentives or expertise they bring. Find better coverage if the source is weak, secondhand, or outside the relevant authority. Trace the claim, quote, chart, or rule back to original context before you rely on it. Stop Name the claim you are checking and the decision it will influence. Investigate Look outside the AI answer. Identify the publisher, date, expertise, and likely agenda. Find and trace Prefer primary sources and strong secondary coverage.…

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