Summarise a long document with AI

1Understand the method
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2Do it
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3Check the result

How to do this task

Follow the method below, do the task, then check the result. Tool links show options, not extra steps you must complete.

Traditional approach

Underline each main claim, then copy its supporting sentence and paragraph label into a brief. Add a separate list of missing evidence and qualifications. Compare the final brief with the original excerpt before distributing it.

Use AI

Open the document-summary app below and paste a non-sensitive excerpt with paragraph labels. Ask for the main claims, supporting evidence and limitations. Check each point against its labelled paragraph. For a long document, work section by section and review the combined summary; you can use the same prompt in your own assistant instead.

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Prompt to use with your assistant

Write exactly three groups: main point, evidence with paragraph labels, and limitations or open questions. Use only this excerpt. Preserve the sample size, uncertainty and absence of a controlled comparison. Do not infer causation, compute new percentages or claim a business improvement. If two paragraphs conflict, cite both without choosing a winner. Excerpt:

Step-by-step guide

Build a document brief with traceable evidence and limits →

What can go wrong

Incorrect: “The new checklist increases activation and lowers cost.” Correction: “Eight of twelve volunteers completed setup; causal impact and cost were not established.” Ask the assistant to attach a paragraph label to every claim and restore any missing caveat. If no source supports a claim, remove it rather than add a plausible citation.
A paragraph label points to nearby text but not the claim. Move the label to the exact supporting passage or remove the claim; a citation-shaped detail is not evidence.

Do it now

Read before using your own data

What happens to your input

AI service, storage, deletion and sensitive information

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RetentionAfter 30 days the original input is removed; run metadata and the structured result remain until you delete them.

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Current stage: Read and accept

1Read and accept
2Generate a draft
3Check the result
4Reuse or export

Try the flow

Document excerpt

Synthetic excerpt: [P1] Twelve volunteers tried a new onboarding checklist; eight completed the setup. [P2] The previous checklist was used by a different group, and no comparison was controlled. [P3] The author suggests further testing. No cost or long-term retention data were collected.

Read and accept the data note first.

Your result will appear here

Run the invented sample first to understand the output before using your own input.

Human check before use

Trace each claim and number to a paragraph label, not to model confidence.
Preserve sample sizes, hedges, missing measurements and conflicting evidence.
Read the original limitations before sharing the brief as a decision input.

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Source type: AhaDo task instructions
Collected on: 2026-08-13
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