Recognising it.
THE DIFFICULTY
There is no signal. Wrong output reads exactly like right output.
WHAT INCREASES THE RISK
Questions about recent events Obscure or specialist subjects Specific details rather than general principles Anything the model has little training data about Local and regional specifics
THAT LAST ONE
For Nigerian law, regulations, local conditions and institutions, coverage is thinner than for other contexts.
Errors are correspondingly more likely.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Unusual specificity about something obscure Confident answers about very recent matters Details that would be hard for anyone to know Anything that conveniently supports what you hoped
WHAT TO DO
Ask for the source, then check it Ask what the claim rests on Verify anything surprising
WHAT NOT TO DO
Assume a detailed answer is a researched one.
Detail is generated as readily as generality.
THE HABIT
Ask yourself what happens if this particular statement is wrong.
