Verify
Confidence is a style. Evidence is a process. Build a verification habit.
Why verification is the craft
Models can sound certain while being wrong. Your job is not to distrust everything — it is to match scrutiny to risk.
A practical filter
| Risk if wrong | What to do |
|---|---|
| Low (brainstorm title) | Skim and ship |
| Medium (internal howto) | Spot-check facts; run it once |
| High (customer, legal, money, health) | Independent source + human owner |
Habits that scale
- Ask the model to list assumptions and weakest claims.
- Re-run critical steps with a second prompt: “What would a skeptic challenge?”
- Prefer citations you can open over citations that merely appear.