Common AI misconceptions

Short myth-vs-fact answers for when a confident AI reply feels smarter than it is.

Learn the pattern once. It works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, and in similar chat apps your organization already allows.

1. 1

   Memory means it knows you

   Most tools keep a short sticky-note list, not a deep model of your work. Audit it. Delete stale entries.

2. 2

   It read the whole document

   Long attachments usually retrieve a few passages. Paste the section that matters, or ask which parts it used and check them.

3. 3

   Confident equals correct

   Hallucinations sound finished. Treat every answer as a draft until you verify the claims that matter.