Lesson 2 of 5 in For students: research & study
Get source-cited answers
AI makes up sources. You need real citations, not plausible-sounding fabrications. Perplexity is better than ChatGPT for this.
Do this
Use Perplexity to research a topic. Ask for sources with every claim. Then verify one source yourself.
Try it now
Go to perplexity.ai. Copy and paste this prompt:
>What are the main causes of [historical event / scientific phenomenon]? Cite at least 3 sources with URLs or book names. Be honest if a cause is disputed.
Check yourself
Did you get real source names? Did you verify at least one by checking if it exists?
What just happened
Perplexity searches the web while answering, which reduces hallucination. But it's not perfect. The skill is verification: always check the most important source yourself. Wikipedia is fine for starting points, not final citations.