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How to reduce hallucinations in answers
You can't eliminate hallucinations — but you can **ground, constrain, and verify**.
You can't eliminate hallucinations — but you can **ground, constrain, and verify**.
Steps
1. **Ground with sources** — RAG, attachments, or pasted quotes
2. **Constrain the prompt** — "Use only the text below; say I don't know if missing"
3. **Lower temperature** for factual tasks
4. **Ask for citations** — then open each citation yourself
5. **Use structured output** when extracting fields — easier to validate
Copy-paste prompt
Answer using ONLY the provided context.
If the answer is not supported, reply: "Not in the notes."
Context:
[paste]
Question:
[your question]
Cite the sentence you used.