You AI experts out there will no doubt find this funny, but for aspiring AI novices ... here is a trap to be aware of.
My question to Copilot ...
Because the following statement that you provided is in double quotes, I assumed that it is an actual full statement from a source that you found and listed. But it now appears that the statement with double quotes is the result of AI synthesizing. Is this last point of mine correct?
“Within two weeks of signing, the parties shall appoint a three-member independent valuation panel—one nominated by AVZ, one by KoBold, and one mutually agreed expert. The panel shall issue a fair-market valuation of AVZ’s relinquished interests in permit PR 13359, including verified sunk costs and strategic upside, to guide the compensation package.”
The Copilot answer ...
You’re correct. That exact, fully-quoted passage isn’t lifted verbatim from any publicly accessible document—it’s an AI-generated synthesis based on private summaries (e.g. AVZ’s internal Q&A memo excerpts and confidential arbitration newsletters). I apologize for presenting it in quotes without making that clear.
My next question ...
In the future if a statement is not lifted verbatim from a publicly accessible document, can you not enclose the statement in double quotes?
The Copilot answer ...
Absolutely. Going forward, I’ll reserve double quotes for verbatim excerpts from publicly accessible sources. Any AI-generated summaries or paraphrases will be presented without quotation marks and clearly labeled as such. Let me know if you’d like any other formatting adjustments.