Documents, spreadsheets, and multimodal work
Check AI-created documents and charts against the original data.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Check AI-created documents and charts against the original data.

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Check AI-created documents and charts against the original data.

00:00:06.750 — The idea

AI can misread an image or copy a number incorrectly. Compare the extracted data with the source before calculating. Keep the original and record corrections.

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AI can misread an image or copy a number incorrectly. Compare the extracted data with the source before calculating. Keep the original and record corrections.

00:00:20.083 — One useful term

OCR. Software that turns text in an image into readable text. It can make mistakes.

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Software that turns text in an image into readable text. It can make mistakes.

00:00:29.667 — A worked example

The source lists 80, 20 and zero confirmed attendees. The draft reads the first number as 30. The correct total is 100, and the first group is 80 percent of it.

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The source lists 80, 20 and zero confirmed attendees. The draft reads the first number as 30. The correct total is 100, and the first group is 80 percent of it.

00:00:44.458 — Your turn to think

Does zero confirmed attendees mean the venue has zero capacity? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Does zero confirmed attendees mean the venue has zero capacity?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:01.917 — Why this answer works

No. Attendance and capacity are different facts. Correct both the copied number and calculations that depended on it.

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No. Attendance and capacity are different facts. Correct both the copied number and calculations that depended on it.

00:01:13.083 — Check 1

Check copied values against the source.

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Check copied values against the source.

00:01:18.542 — Check 2

Recalculate totals and percentages.

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Recalculate totals and percentages.

00:01:24.083 — Check 3

Explain what zero and unknown mean.

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Explain what zero and unknown mean.

00:01:29.208 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.