Ask AI "How did you come up with that?" before you trust an answer
KSAT reported on an AI Skills Jam for about 100 older adults at San Antonio's Central Library. Attendee Charlotte Truss, who already used AI to figure out a stuck ice maker and to bake a cake, said a big lesson was asking follow-up questions to check whether an answer is accurate.
What they did
At a free event hosted by OpenAI, AARP and Senior Planet, she practiced asking follow-up questions like "What are your resources? How did you come up with that answer?" and learned to keep personal information out of what she asks.
How it went
She told KSAT she recently showed her children something she learned using AI. "They said, 'How'd you do that?'" she said. "So mom has a one-up on them."
Worth knowing
Asking for sources helps, but AI can still name sources that don't exist or misread real ones, so open the links yourself. For health, money, or legal questions, check the official source or a professional. As Truss put it, ask "just a straightforward question," with "nothing that can be used against you."
Try it yourself
Copy this into AI assistant (not named in the source) (or any AI assistant). Replace the parts in [brackets] with your own details.
About your last answer: where does this information come from? List your sources with links I can open, tell me which parts you're confident about and which are a guess, and point out anything that might be out of date or depend on where I live. If you aren't sure, say so.
Source: Reported by Courtney Friedman, KSAT 12 San Antonio, Sep 16, 2026. Read the original →
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