4 prompts to get your chatbot to fact-check itself and not make things up

• Generative-AI chatbots have an accuracy problem and are prone to making things up.
• A journalist breaks down the prompts he uses to identify errors Google Bard introduces.
• They include telling the bot to list the facts it relied on or to explain its thinking step-by-step.

I'm someone who loathes busywork, so generative-AI chatbots have been something of a silver bullet for me. After initially dismissing them as glorified toys, I've been won over by their convenience.