Correct a statement already sent

A draft correction naming the error, the replacement and any facts still not stated.

Choose one of two approaches. The steps for that option appear below.

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Gemini Notebook: builds the map and drafts, you check

Gemini Notebook builds the cited correction map and writes the first version from your sources. You check both and decide.

  1. You

    Collect the sources

  2. Gemini Notebook

    Build the map

  3. You

    Check the map

  4. Gemini Notebook

    Draft the correction

  5. You

    Check the first version

  6. You

    Compare and decide

  1. Collect the sources and constraints

    Use: You

    Have ready: the original sent text, the checked correction, the affected recipients and the owner constraints.

    Check

    Open each item and check it is the intended one and is labelled. Check your organisation’s rules before uploading material into any tool; this record does not establish that this is permitted.

  2. Build the cited correction map

    Use: Gemini Notebook

    Upload the sources to a notebook and ask for a correction map with original wording and evidence, a citation for each item.

    Details

    What to paste into the tool

    Task: Isolate the inaccurate statement and its supported replacement. Produce: Correction map with original wording and evidence. Use only the ticked sources and cite the source for each item. Write NOT STATED where the sources do not say. Do not add facts or judgments. The sources use codes in place of names; keep the codes as they are.

  3. Check the map against the sources

    Use: You

    Have ready: the draft map and the original sources. Correct it where they differ.

    Check

    Open each citation and compare it with the source text; items without a citation stay marked NOT STATED.

  4. Draft the correction from the checked map

    Use: Gemini Notebook

    Ask the notebook for a first version of the correction, naming the error, the replacement and any facts NOT STATED.

    Details

    What to paste into the tool

    Task: Draft correction identifying the error, replacement and any facts NOT STATED. Use only the checked correction map and the sources in this notebook. Keep source attribution, keep the codes as they are, and mark facts the sources do not say as NOT STATED. Do not add facts or judgments.

  5. Check the first version

    Use: You

    Have ready: the first version and the checked map.

    Check

    If the chat declined to draft, write the first version from the checked map by hand. Check each claim traces to the checked material; facts NOT STATED stay marked.

  6. Compare and decide

    Use: You

    Have ready: the checked correction, the original material and the owner constraints.

    Check

    Check each corrected claim traces to evidence and the draft does not silently rewrite history. Nothing is sent, published, signed, shared or changed in a live account.

Before you paste into any AI tool, remove any confidential information. Put it back at the end.

Tools in this workflow

Final check

Never paste credentials or full payment details.

Confirm the original words, replacement fact and affected audience.

Each corrected claim traces to evidence and the draft does not silently rewrite history. Compare the result with your original inputs and retain unresolved decisions.

Missing facts and open decisions are listed, not filled in.

Check the result against your original inputs. Approve it before sharing or acting.

What still needs checking
  • Whether the source material may be uploaded or pasted into any of these tools is for the owner to confirm.
  • Plan and region availability of each tool is not checked on the cited pages.
  • Whether each AI step handles this material well is not yet checked; sample it on non-sensitive text first.

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