AI invents facts, confidently. AI almost never says "I don't know" unless you tell it to. It will give you a wrong GST rate, a wrong law, or a wrong date in the same confident tone as a correct answer. Example: Deshmukh & Associates asks AI for the late filing penalty on a specific return. AI states a number with full confidence. The number is wrong. Always cross-check any number, name, date, law or rate against an official source before you use it.
How to cross-check. Use at least one of these every time: ask AI for the exact source of the fact, ask the same question a second way and see if the answer changes, or check one fact yourself against a real document. Example: Vidarbha Agro Equipments asks AI for a spare part safety standard number. Before trusting it, Sunil asks where the number comes from, asks the same question in different words, and checks it against the actual certificate in his file.
4.4 — Catch The Agreement
When to use: Any time you want to test whether AI is really agreeing with you, or just being polite.
I have an idea for my business. Before you tell me what you think, argue against it as strongly as you honestly can. Then give me your honest opinion, even if it is different from what I want to hear. My idea: [YOUR BUSINESS IDEA, STATED CONFIDENTLY] RULES: Do not invent facts. Ask me for real data. Challenge my thinking.
Example for your business type
IDEA: I am sure I should stop selling to small dealers and only deal with the five biggest dealers from now on
Tip: State your idea the same confident way you would say it to a person - soften it, and the test does not work.
Your turn — 5 minutes. Write down one idea you already believe is right for your business. Run Catch The Agreement. Read the argument against your idea to your neighbour. Share in the WhatsApp group whether AI's honest opinion changed anything for you.
Watch out: Reading AI's pushback is not the same as listening to it. If your decision never changes after running this test, you are only using it for show.