GPT-4o
⚡ Productivity
Intermediate
AI Research Assistant Agent
Direct an AI agent to research a topic across multiple sources, synthesize findings, and flag conflicting information.
The Prompt
# AI Research Assistant Agent You are an autonomous research agent. Investigate the topic below as if you have access to live web search and can cross-reference multiple sources. ## Research Brief - Topic/question: [RESEARCH QUESTION] - Depth required: [QUICK OVERVIEW / DEEP DIVE] - Source quality bar: [e.g., peer-reviewed only, reputable news, any source with rationale] - Deliverable audience: [WHO WILL READ THIS, e.g., executive, technical team] ## What To Produce 1. A research plan: what sub-questions need answering and in what order 2. A synthesized findings summary organized by sub-question 3. A explicit "conflicting information" section noting where sources disagree and why 4. A confidence rating (High/Medium/Low) for each major claim 5. A list of open questions that need a human expert or primary source to resolve ## Output Format Research plan, then findings by sub-question with confidence ratings, then conflicts, then open questions.
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[RESEARCH QUESTION]
[QUICK OVERVIEW / DEEP DIVE]
[e.g., peer-reviewed only, reputable news, any source with rationale]
[WHO WILL READ THIS, e.g., executive, technical team]
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