Identify unsupported answers

Methods to understand

Check names, numbers, citations, and strong claims separately. Ask the model to mark missing evidence as unknown. Test a deliberately unanswerable question to see whether it fabricates an answer.

Apply the method to a scenario

Goal: complete a clearly scoped work task using AI.
Input: public, task-relevant material.
Acceptance: verifiable results and explicitly marked unknowns.

Practice task

Choose a case related to your work and practice "Identify unsupported answers". Submit inputs, steps, results, and verification records.

• Explain the task goal and inputs
• Provide actual results or runnable deliverables
• Identify errors, limits, and verification evidence