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Research with Alpha AI: answers with sources you can check
Status: Alpha AI is pre-launch. Nothing on this page is available to use yet. It describes what we are building and how it is planned to work.
Research is one of the main reasons we are building Alpha AI, the all-in-one AI app from Alpha Intelligence. The goal is to make it faster to understand a topic without giving up the ability to check where every important fact came from. This page explains how Alpha AI is designed to help with research, and gives you a practical method for researching with any AI tool today.
How Alpha AI is designed to help with research
Several planned studios work together for research:
- Alpha Chat with sources. For current topics, Alpha 0.5, the planned default model, is designed to look up live sources while it answers and show them, so you can open each one.
- Document Chat. Upload a PDF, such as a report, a paper or a contract, and ask questions about what it actually says.
- News & Markets. Headlines, stock quotes and market moves in one place.
- Health & Patents. Health information with sources (it explains, it does not diagnose) and patent search by idea, company or keyword.
- Writing Studio. Turn your notes into a summary, outline or first draft.
Behind these studios is the planned Alpha model family. Alpha will route tasks to specialized models, some built on open-source foundations. Specialist models are planned for jobs like careful step-by-step reasoning and long, structured reports. See the models page for details.
A simple method for researching with AI
Whether you use Alpha AI at launch or another tool today, this five-step method keeps you in control:
1. Start with a clear question
“What are the main arguments for and against a four-day school week, with evidence from studies?” will get you further than “four-day week.”
2. Get an overview, then the sources
Use the AI answer as a map of the topic. Then open the sources it lists. If it lists none, ask for them, and be suspicious of any it can’t provide.
3. Read the original
Summaries lose detail. For any fact you plan to repeat, read the original page or paper and confirm it says what the summary claims.
4. Cross-check
Look for at least two independent sources for important claims, especially numbers, dates and quotes. Notice who published each source and why.
5. Cite properly
Cite the original source, not the AI. If your school or workplace has rules about AI use, follow them and say how you used it.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Trusting a confident tone. AI can state wrong things fluently.
- Accepting invented citations. Some tools produce references that look real but don’t exist. Always click through.
- Using old information for current questions. Models without live sources may not know recent events.
- Treating health or legal answers as advice. Use them to prepare better questions for a professional.
Who this is for
Alpha AI’s research tools are being designed for students who need sources they can cite, founders researching a market, creators fact-checking a script, and anyone who wants to understand the news without opening a dozen tabs.
Where things stand today
None of these research features are available yet. Alpha AI is pre-launch, and we would rather explain the plan honestly than show a demo that doesn’t exist. Alpha Intelligence was founded by Benjamin G. Ocal. You can read more on the About Alpha AI page, or join the Alpha AI waitlist to hear when early access opens.
Frequently asked questions
Can Alpha AI do research for me today?
No. It is still being built. The method above works with any tool in the meantime.
Will every answer have sources?
Sources are planned for the default model on current and factual questions. Specialist models are designed to answer from what they know, without browsing the web.