Getting useful AI help
Ask for an assumption check on an AI-generated plan
Take each step of the plan and ask what must be true for it to work. Sort those conditions into facts you confirmed and assumptions you did not. Then note what happens if an assumption is wrong and how you would check it.
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Here is a plan for [goal]: [paste plan]. For each step, list the facts it depends on. Mark each as confirmed by what I told you or assumed. For every assumption, say what goes wrong if it is false and how I could verify it. Point out any date, availability or finished work that the plan states as settled without support.
Example request. Change the details to fit your situation.Plan assumption log
Goal of the plan: [ ] Plan step: [ ] Fact the step requires: [ ] Status: [confirmed by me / assumed] Assumption, if any: [ ] Consequence if false: [ ] How to verify: [ ] Who or what can confirm it: [ ] Verified on [date], result: [ ] Plan step: [ ] Fact the step requires: [ ] Status: [confirmed by me / assumed] Assumption, if any: [ ] Consequence if false: [ ] How to verify: [ ] Dates stated as settled without support: [ ] Work described as done but unconfirmed: [ ] Assumptions to recheck later, and when: [ ]
Guesses that look like facts
Plans hide assumptions in confident wording. A step that reads "the venue will be ready by the 10th" may rest on nothing you supplied. Watch for unconfirmed dates, people described as available, tools assumed to work together, and tasks written as if already done. Check that each assumption lists a consequence and a concrete way to verify it. The check should name a real source or person. An assumption marked low risk needs a reason.
Ask another agent to check the result
Read this plan and find assumptions disguised as dates, availability or completed work. Quote each sentence that states something as settled without support from my brief, and say what evidence would be needed to treat it as confirmed.
Verify the risky assumptions first
Rank assumptions by the damage a wrong one would cause and verify those first. Contact the person or open the source that can confirm each. Update the plan with what you learned and mark anything still unconfirmed so it is not mistaken for settled. Set a date to recheck assumptions that may change before the plan runs.