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Files, Sources and Checking
M.R. Sterling
Claude Intro · Sheet 03
Files, Sources and CheckingIntro
What Claude actually sees inside a file, and how to work with documents, images and messy data. Then the checking habit: quoting sources, spotting a made-up answer, the four checks, and triaging claims by what being wrong would cost.
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What is on this sheet
What Claude sees inside your file
Hand it over
Ask a document you have not read
The quote habit
Photos and screenshots
What never to upload
Plain, search or research
Sources and citations
What a wrong answer looks like
The four checks
Triage
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