Output Verification Checklist
~6 min read
Estimated time: ~6 min read — for the in-app brief plus opening the primary source.
What this is
A pocket checklist before you send AI-assisted work into the world: facts, numbers, tone, confidentiality, and accountability.
A pocket checklist before you send AI-assisted work into the world: facts, numbers, tone, confidentiality, and accountability.
- Facts: Can I point to a source for each non-obvious claim?
- Numbers: Recalculated or pulled from system of record?
- Names/dates/clauses: Spot-checked?
- Tone and commitments: Would I say this to the board or a customer?
Next action: Most day-to-day risk is not exotic model failure — it is skipping a 60-second check. This makes quality a habit.
Deep dive
Facts: Can I point to a source for each non-obvious claim?
Numbers: Recalculated or pulled from system of record?
Names/dates/clauses: Spot-checked?
Tone and commitments: Would I say this to the board or a customer?
Confidentiality: Any data that should not leave the environment?
Ownership: Am I willing to put my name on this output?