Trust should depend on the task and the evidence, not the assistant's confident tone. An idea for a birthday activity needs a different level of checking from information used in a workplace decision. The more important the consequences, the stronger the verification should be.
Ask what the answer is based on and compare key details with appropriate original sources. Keep your own uncertainty visible when you cannot confirm something. AI can be a useful starting point for understanding, but fluency alone does not make a statement established fact.
Further reading
- AI Risk Management Framework
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Publication date not established
Context and limits
Guidance on assessing AI risks, protecting information and keeping people accountable for decisions.
The framework was released in January 2023 and its generative-AI profile in July 2024. These are the resources' release dates, not the webpage's publication date. Citing this guidance does not mean TideProof has been certified by NIST.
Sources explain the background. Examples and suggested next steps are TideProof's own guidance.