Level 2Lesson 6 of 11 11 minutes

Reasoning Over Documents

Use AI to compare, extract, and summarize without losing source discipline.

What you will learn

  • Explain reasoning over documents in clear language.
  • Recognise where this concept appears in real work.
  • Apply the idea and check the result using a practical activity.

The concept

Document workflows need traceability. Ask AI to cite where claims came from, separate quotes from interpretation, and list uncertain points.

In plain English

If AI reads three articles for you, make it show which article each important point came from.

Work example

A manager can compare customer interviews and ask for themes, contradictions, and exact supporting snippets.

Try it yourself

Activity

Paste two short notes into AI and ask for a table: claim, evidence, confidence, follow-up question.

Knowledge check

What makes AI document analysis safer?

  1. A.Asking for a longer answer
  2. B.Requiring evidence, source links, and uncertainty notes
  3. C.Removing the original documents
  4. D.Using only one prompt
Show answer

B. Requiring evidence, source links, and uncertainty notes

Evidence and uncertainty make document workflows auditable.