The AI Claim-Proof Protocol

A citation is not proof.

A real source can sit beside a distorted sentence. This practical field guide shows you how to turn evidence from decoration into an enforceable contract for every important AI-generated claim.

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Evidence passing through a verification gate while unsupported claims are rejected
Sources are inputs.Proof exists only when the generated statement still matches the evidence after generation.
The trust gap

Links can make weak claims look stronger.

Most grounded-AI systems stop when a source URL appears. The protocol keeps going: it inventories the claim, grades the source, preserves the supporting span, records contradictions, constrains generation, and verifies the final sentence.

01 / BEFORE

Define the proof contract

Separate hard requirements from preferences and decide what evidence is eligible before the model writes.

02 / DURING

Build the claim ledger

Keep the source, theme, polarity, support strength, and exact evidence span attached to every candidate claim.

03 / AFTER

Verify the generated output

Reject sentences that cannot match their cited sources, supported themes, and retained evidence.