# Checking AI answers and their sources

German title: KI-Antworten und ihre Quellen prüfen

> Checking AI answers means asking the same questions, saving the answers together with the sources named and opening those sources. According to OpenAI, a Temporary Chat stays out of history, creates no new memories and is not used for training; OpenAI may keep a copy for up to 30 days for safety purposes.

Manfred Sulzmann: “Die Nutzung von AI zur Marktanalyse eröffnet neue Perspektiven, erfordert jedoch auch ein Bewusstsein für Datenschutz und Quellenkritik.”

## Facts

- **Temporary Chat:** not in history, not in training, copy up to 30 days
- **Check:** Open sources and compare

## Procedure (recommendation)

- Define questions the way a customer would ask them.
- Ask each question in a new session and note date, system and settings.
- Save the answer; open the sources named and compare the statement with the source text.
- Document deviations.

## Temporary Chat according to OpenAI

- Stays out of chat history as long as it is not saved.
- Personalized temporary chats may use existing memories but neither create nor update any.
- Not used for model training while it stays temporary.
- OpenAI may keep a copy for up to 30 days for safety purposes.

A Temporary Chat therefore does not prevent all storage. Trade secrets and personal data do not belong in any test prompt.

## Sources

- OpenAI Help: Temporary Chat FAQ (primary source)

Checked on: 24 October 2026.

## Questions

### Why use a Temporary Chat?

According to OpenAI it creates no memories and is not used for training. It does not prevent all storage (copy up to 30 days).

### Which sources do AI assistants use?

That depends on the system; the sources named can be checked in the answer. A general list is not verified.

### Are the answers reproducible?

Not guaranteed. Repeat and document the runs.

## Related

- [AEO tracking: metrics, tools and limits](https://munichmedia.com/reports/aeo-tracking-kpis.md)
- [Defensive measures against misinformation](https://munichmedia.com/reports/aeo-defensive-massnahmen.md)

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