Issue 01 / Field guide
Practical Intelligence
Useful AI, designed for real work.
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A Citation Is a Lead, Not the Record
Use an AI search answer for orientation, open the cited page to test a claim, and find the issuer’s current record before an exact decision.
Published September 4, 20264 min readPractical Intelligence Editorial · a Recollective channel
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A calm field guide for teams that want AI to improve real work without pretending the tool can own the decision. We publish durable methods, annotated workflows, and plain-language operating principles.
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Start with work
Every guide begins with a recognizable task, a decision owner, and a concrete definition of useful.
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Show the handoff
We make the human review point visible instead of hiding it behind general claims about oversight.
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Keep it teachable
Readers should be able to adapt the method without buying a complicated stack or learning a new dialect.