--- title: Trust What You Know, Verify What You Don't | daily.dev description: A short advisory on using AI coding tools responsibly: when working in unfamiliar languages or frameworks, treat AI-generated output as unverified until you've... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/trust-what-you-know-verify-what-you-don-t-g1htorbp6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Trust What You Know, Verify What You Don't | daily.dev og:description: A short advisory on using AI coding tools responsibly: when working in unfamiliar languages or frameworks, treat AI-generated output as unverified until you've... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/trust-what-you-know-verify-what-you-don-t-g1htorbp6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/g1hTORbP6.png og:image:alt: Trust What You Know, Verify What You Don't og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Trust What You Know, Verify What You Don't **[Dan Vega](https://daily.dev/sources/dan-vega)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A short advisory on using AI coding tools responsibly: when working in unfamiliar languages or frameworks, treat AI-generated output as unverified until you've run it, checked the docs, and validated the AI's own explanations. 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