AI agent does your research (the right way)

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.

Practice this safely

Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.

1. 1Ask AI to explain research agent in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "AI agent does your research (the right way)" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check citation against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.