Trust, But Check the Wires
Build practical verification habits.
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Primary track: AI Literacy for the Rest of Us
Helpful preparation: When the Bot Sounds Right but Is Not
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What Do You Need
- Time or session format: A focused verification-habit session built around reviewing one or two AI-generated outputs.
- Prior knowledge: Learners should understand that fluent output can still be incomplete, stale, or wrong.
- Device, tool, or account needs: No account is required if sample outputs are provided; a browser or trusted reference source is useful for checking claims.
- Materials or examples: AI-generated answers, drafts, or recommendations plus a simple source-checking checklist.
- Privacy and safety boundaries: Use low-risk examples and trusted public sources; avoid asking learners to resolve consequential decisions from chatbot output.
- Participation options: Learners may check sources individually, compare notes in pairs, or follow a facilitator-led review.
Purpose
Build practical verification habits.
Lab Concept
Use a checklist to review an AI-generated answer, draft, or recommendation.
Status Notes
Seed captured from the v0 brief. Likely follows the failure-modes module in the beginner sequence.
Review status
- Package lifecycle: Seed
- Learner availability: Planned
- Review needs: Not reviewed
Source: modules/trust-but-check-the-wires/module.md