{"id":"search-off-outdated-per-diem-claims","audience":"office","category":"ai-search","track":"research","technique":"verification","title":"Find the outdated claims in an AI answer about travel rules","free":false,"task":"Your manager asked an AI search tool about the travel policy before the Denver trip, and you have the intranet pages it pulled from. Write exactly 4 numbered lines, one per claim, each starting with its topic and a label, like \"1. Meals: Outdated\" (topics Meals, Hotels, Flights, Receipts; labels Current or Outdated); every Outdated line gives the newer rule and the date of the page it comes from. Plain text, under 90 words.","materialLabel":"The AI answer and the intranet pages (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"AI ANSWER (asked: \"Harlow & Pike travel policy, meal and hotel limits\")\n1. Meals are reimbursed up to $60 a day in all cities.\n2. Hotels are capped at $180 a night.\n3. Flights must be booked at least 14 days ahead.\n4. Receipts are required for any expense over $25.\n\nINTRANET PAGES\n\nPage A - \"Travel & Expense Policy v3\", published Feb 10, 2024:\nMeals: up to $60/day. Hotels: up to $180/night. Book flights at least 14 days ahead. Receipts needed for anything over $25.\n\nPage B - \"Policy update: 2026 travel limits\", Finance team, published Aug 1, 2026:\nEffective Sept 1, 2026: meal allowance is now $75/day in high-cost cities (Denver, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco) and stays $60/day elsewhere. Hotel cap is now $210/night. The advance-booking rule and receipt rule are unchanged.\n\nPage C - Team chat, Sept 3, 2026 (Rosa, office manager): \"Reminder: the new limits from Finance's August update apply to all trips from September on.\"\n\nTrip details: 3 days in Denver, Nov 17-19, 2026.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not mentioning dates","why":"The AI treats both pages as equally true and may confirm the old limits.","fix":"Add: \"When pages disagree, the newest one wins.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Using fuzzy labels","why":"The AI writes \"partly accurate\" or \"needs nuance\" instead of a clear call.","fix":"Add: \"Label each claim Current or Outdated.\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Not asking for the new rule","why":"The AI says a claim is outdated but doesn't give the new number.","fix":"Add: \"For Outdated, give the newer rule and its page date.\"","checks":["r1","r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 20 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI bolds labels, which looks messy when you paste it into a chat to your manager.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says the newest page wins","patterns":["newest","most recent","latest","date"]},{"label":"Gives exact labels","patterns":["current","outdated"]},{"label":"Asks for the newer rule","patterns":["newer rule","new (limit|rule|number)","updated"]},{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,20}lines","exactly","one per claim"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown"]}],"hint":"AI search mixes old and new pages. Tell it which date wins and ask for one clear label per claim.","rubricLabels":["Every line contains the literal word Current or Outdated (not Correct, Incorrect or similar): Meals and Hotels Outdated, Flights and Receipts Current","The Outdated meals line gives $75 a day for high-cost cities like Denver and says $60 still applies elsewhere, and the Outdated hotels line gives $210 a night","Both Outdated lines (meals and hotels) give the newer page's publish date, Aug 1, 2026 (a Sept 1 effective date alone doesn't count)"]}