It's essential to understand that AI systems can sometimes generate inaccurate information through a process known as "hallucination" - where the AI creates or fabricates information based on its general learning rather than the specific facts provided. As a legal professional using AI, you have both an ethical and professional responsibility to verify all results provided by the product, especially for official legal purposes.
This verification process isn't just a best practice - it's a crucial safeguard to ensure the accuracy and reliability of your legal work. Eve has built-in features to help with this verification process, but ultimately, it's designed to support, not replace, your legal expertise and professional judgment.
Importance of User Verification
As a user of AI and Eve, it is your professional responsibility to verify all results provided by the product. For all content that you use for official legal purposes, you must re-read, edit, and check all key quotes, facts, and citations.
How to Use Eve's Quote Verification Feature
Eve's Quote Verification feature helps increase a user's ability to trust the responses from Eve. Here's how it works:
1. For any answer that Eve provides a quotation for, Eve runs a series of validation checks to verify that the quote is found inside one of the provided documents.
2. Each quote surfaced will be hyperlinked to its source in the documents referenced and annotated with one of the following:
* (Green) Success: Eve successfully identified the quote in the document. Users can click on the quote to jump to that spot in the document.
* (Yellow) Partial Match: Eve identified a similar, but not exact, quote in the document. Users should click on the partial match to verify.
* Not Found: Eve was unable to find a match for this quote. Users should manually verify the quote in the document.
Note: Eve cannot perform quote verification on quotes of less than 20 characters, as they might fit multiple locations across documents.
Tips for Cross-referencing Eve's Outputs with Source Documents
1. Always review the source documents linked to Eve's quotes.
2. For partial matches or not-found quotes, manually search the documents to verify the information.
3. Use Eve's Fact Search feature to perform exhaustive searches across large numbers of documents for specific information.
4. When in doubt, ask Eve to "check your work and make sure all of your results are verified from the documents I provided."
5. For complex cases or queries, consider breaking up tasks into smaller chunks and using separate Sessions for each unique task to maximize the quality of responses.
Remember, while Eve is a powerful tool, it's designed to support your legal expertise, not replace it. Always apply your professional judgment when using Eve's responses in your legal work.