RAG & Search
Citation grounding
Linking generated claims back to the source passages that support them.
Example
An assistant links each policy claim to the exact retrieved passage supporting it.
Why it matters
It makes an answer easier to trace, inspect and challenge.
You'll hear it
“The link exists, but that passage doesn't support the sentence.”
Can you control it?
Set by the team
The people building or running the AI choose this setup. An everyday user generally needs their help to change how this part works.
Common questions
- Can a citation point to the wrong place in a real document?
- Yes. A genuine source can still be attached to an unsupported claim.
- Does a cited source have to be reliable?
- Not automatically. Traceability and source quality are separate questions.
- Can several claims need different sources?
- Yes. One reference may support only part of a paragraph.