Guides @ UF: BME6938: Global Health in Biomedical Engineering: Verifying AI Information

Using generative AI to help you search for information on a topic?

Here are some tips for verifying information from AI tools such as ChatGPT, CoPilot, Gemini, Perplexity, etc. Some are the same recommendations that you would use with a traditional web search.

Fact Check / Cross Reference / Lateral Read

What information from the AI you want to verify?
Search for that information using a library search tool (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Dimensions, Primo Search, etc.) or even Google or Google Scholar.
Locate at least two reliable sources that would be able to verify that information. Review them critically.

Citations

What is it citing?
Do the citations truly exist? Search the citations using a library search tool (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Dimensions, Primo Search, etc.) or even Google or Google Scholar to verify.
You also may want to determine the credibility of the journal. You can use our Predatory Publishing Guide to help.

Bias

Are there other perspectives that might be missing from the AI's response?
Read the response with a critical eye and consider ideas that might be missing. Consider the model that the AI is using.
Consider your own bias. Ensure that you craft your prompt(s) objectively in order to retrieve accurately reflect what you want to know. Avoid leading language.