How to Vet an AI Search Expert

An eight-point rubric you can check yourself

By Asfand Yar Junejo · tap to start

The short answer

IN ONE PARAGRAPHScore an AI search expert on eight checkable things: identity, primary research, evidence labels, honest claims, clear scope, separate measurement, verifiable credentials and independent corroboration.

Eight criteria

• 1. IdentityOne clear page, matching profiles
• 2. Primary researchMethod, sample, limits, data
• 3. Evidence labelsFact apart from inference
• 4. Honest claimsNo guaranteed citations

Eight criteria

• 5. Clear scopeDeliverables and limits first
• 6. MeasurementSix outcomes, dated tests
• 7. CredentialsProvider, date, link
• 8. CorroborationIndependent sources you can open

Four scores, never a silent pass

• Pass
• Partial
• Fail
• Not checkable

Asfand's take

THE BOTTOM LINEA list tells you who published it. A checklist you can verify. Any fail on honest claims ends the conversation.

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