Personal learning.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
Explaining a subject you know nothing about Identifying what to look into Suggesting search terms Summarising sources you found
WHAT IT DOES BADLY
Providing facts you can rely on Citing sources Current information, unless it can search
THE APPROACH
Use it to understand the shape of a subject.
Then find real sources and read them.
WHAT NOT TO DO
Treat it as an encyclopaedia Repeat a fact it produced without checking Cite it
FOR CONTESTED TOPICS
"What are the main positions on this, and what does each rest on?"
More useful than asking what the answer is.
FOR SOMETHING PRACTICAL
Where the answer affects a decision, verify from a proper source.
Health, money, legal and safety information especially.
THE HABIT
Ask what the claim rests on. If the model cannot say, treat it as unverified.
