Research / 9 guides · 9 on free tools
Research & discover.
Follow a question somewhere interesting. That’s genuinely the aim. These guides are about digging into topics, checking facts, comparing products before you buy, and getting an honest answer instead of a flattering one.
This is where the limits of AI matter most, so I’ve been straight about them. It still makes things up sometimes. It still needs checking. If you go in expecting a research assistant rather than an oracle, you’ll get a lot out of this section. Go in expecting perfect truth and you’ll be disappointed.
9 guides
find news on companies
Follow the companies you care about and the news around them.
help me research a topic
Explore a subject, its sources and the questions worth asking next.
be honest with me
Stop the flattery and the yes-man answers. Get an AI to push back, admit doubt and tell you the truth.
fact-check something
Check a claim, a post or an article against real sources, and learn what to trust.
compare products before I buy
A fair comparison of two or three options, from specs and reviews, without the sales pitch.
tell me what is in a photo
Point your camera at a thing, a place or a page and ask.
stop making things up
Why assistants invent facts, and the habits that cut it down.
understand what I want
Write an ask an assistant can actually act on: the context, the job, the shape of the answer, and the two follow-ups that fix most bad replies.
search Google for me
AI Mode and AI Overviews in Google: how to get them on your phone, laptop or tablet, how to ask follow-ups, where your history goes, and when to click through instead.
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