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AI agent does your research (the right way)
Use a research agent like Perplexity or ChatGPT Deep Research without ending up with hallucinated sources.
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What this lesson covers
Learning path
The main moves in order
- 1The big idea
- 2research agent
- 3citation
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Section 1
The big idea
Research agents browse the web, read pages, and give you a synthesized answer with links — but the links are sometimes fake.
Some examples
- Click EVERY citation the agent gives you and verify the page actually says what the agent claims.
- Ask for sources from .edu, .gov, or known publications — not random blogs.
- Use it for finding sources, not for writing the paper.
Try it!
Pick a topic for class. Use a research agent. Open all 5 cited pages and check 1 fact in each.
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