A focused research exercise
Request a summary of a dated document, then separate its passages from additions found online. Find a source page for each addition and record the displayed model or mode.
AI assistant or interface
Kimi
Moonshot AI assistant combining conversation, connected search and document work.
Service publisher : Moonshot AI
What the documentation explains
The guide distinguishes chat, connected search and agent tasks. It says online search may be decided automatically from the question: the prompt alone does not establish that it ran.
Kimi · New user guide
Documentation consultation :
Readable reference
This consultation covers public documentation, not a service trial with an account. Features, modes and access conditions evolve; check those displayed when you conduct your research.
The decisive check
Compare cited passages with the full document and note context lost in long summaries.
Observe and distinguish the results
- Define the object, period, country and need for a primary source. Record the model or bot, mode and files or connectors used.
- Identify searches actually performed, documents analysed and links associated with each claim. Open the pages rather than judging the answer by its wording.
- Retain discrepancies: inaccessible source, contradictory passage, missing date or unsupported detail. Check the fact with its original issuer.
What to retain
- Exact query or prompt; date, time and time zone.
- Service, mode, model or bot if indicated; language, region and settings.
- Final source URL; title, author, date and relevant passage.
- Claim checked; supporting evidence, contradiction or lack of evidence.
- Accessible scope and files; conditions needed to repeat the observation.
Method questions
Are two agreeing services two pieces of evidence?
Not when they trace back to the same document or reuse the same data. Count independent issuers and evidence, and retain the provenance chain.
Does a citation validate a fact?
The inspected passage must support the precise claim with the correct object, date and scope. A related page or topic mention is insufficient.
How can platforms be compared fairly?
Use the same question, recorded settings and several dated observations. Assess discovery, accuracy, provenance and usefulness separately; one example cannot rank a service.