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Source Citations & Confidence Notes

Overview

Nylon shows citations and an estimated certainty score for provided answers.

When you’ll see citations

  • Focus areas: Answers are grounded in sources from Nylon's curated database. Every claim in the answer is accompanied by in‑text citations that appear next to the relevant sentences or paragraphs.

  • Click to verify: Click any in‑text citation or its matching number in the references list at the bottom to open the precise location in the original source (e.g., the exact page in a case or the relevant snippet from commentary).

References vs See‑also vs View more

  • References: The sources the AI actually used to generate the answer. These match the in‑text citations.

  • See‑also: Helpful, related materials that the AI did not rely on directly in the answer.

  • View more: Opens the broader set of sources the system reviewed for relevance but did not ultimately rely on.

Estimated certainty score

  • Higher scores indicate the AI found a close, direct match to your question in the sources it read (e.g., a specific provision or case passage).

  • Lower scores can occur when the answer format requires value judgements from Nylon (e.g., drafting an email to a client) or when the available sources provide limited, indirect support.

Troubleshooting citations

  • Broken or odd‑looking citation? Click the Report icon on the answer to notify our team so we can fix it. See: How to Report an Incorrect or Unhelpful Answer.

  • Downloads: If you download a chat as a PDF or Word file, the citation hyperlinks remain clickable.

Best practice

  • Prefer precise, jurisdiction‑specific questions.

  • Always click citations on key points to verify the underlying source quickly.

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