Uploading files.
WHAT THIS ENABLES
Asking questions about a document Summarising Extracting data Comparing documents Analysing material you provide
WHY IT IS RELIABLE
The answer comes from the document, not from training data.
This is the single most reliable category of AI use.
WHAT FORMATS ARE USUALLY SUPPORTED
Text documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, presentations, images.
WHAT AFFECTS RESULTS
Document quality. A poor scan produces poor extraction. Length. Very long documents may exceed limits or receive uneven attention. Structure. Tables and complex layouts are handled imperfectly.
WHAT TO VERIFY
Extracted figures, against the document Anything you will act on
THE CONFIDENTIALITY QUESTION
Uploading a document sends its contents to the provider.
Establish what happens to it before uploading anything sensitive.
FOR LONG DOCUMENTS
Split them and process in sections.
THE HIGH-VALUE USE
Reading a document you would otherwise not read, to find whether it contains anything requiring action.
