Document Analysis / verification

Do Not Reuse an AI Citation Until You Find It in the PDF

Request an exact quote, find it in the source, read the surrounding context, and only then reuse the claim. Automatic page anchors are in the product backlog, not presented as LIVE.

Quote → locate → context → decisionGuide, not a citation locator
Exact quoteSearch the source PDFSource context over model agreement

What works today

Source-only Q&A helps, but you locate the evidence

After summarizing an uploaded PDF, SummaryBot can answer a short question using only the stored extracted text. It does not return a page number, paragraph coordinate, or clickable passage, so verification ends in the original file.

Next product step: preserve page boundaries and return a short passage + locator + honest not found.

Three Different Levels of Confidence

Do not use model agreement as a substitute for the source.
ToolUseful forDoes not proveNext step
SummaryUnderstand structure and key claims quicklyDoes not prove every claimVerify consequential statements
Exact passageLocate the author's wordingCan still be out of contextRead the surrounding paragraphs
Model councilExpose disagreement or another interpretationModel agreement is not source evidenceReturn to the PDF

This workflow reflects current VUST boundaries: single-PDF extraction, source-only follow-up, and no paragraph anchors.

A Three-Step Verification Loop

Each step leaves observable evidence.

Step 1: ask

Weak

Prove this conclusion.

Better

Give the exact quote from the document that supports this claim, without paraphrasing or adding words.

Step 2: locate

Unverified

The quote sounds plausible.

Verified

Search a distinctive phrase with Ctrl/Cmd+F. If there is no match, treat the claim as unsupported.

Step 3: read

Risk

One paragraph proves the whole conclusion.

Context

Read the paragraph before and after it. Conditions, negation, and limitations can reverse the apparent meaning.

Frequently asked questions