The answer has links. Are they safe to click?
Learn what to check before opening an AI-suggested link.
An AI reply can include a wrong, outdated, or unsafe link. Its confident wording is not proof.
Check the real destination before opening it. A familiar name in the link text may hide a different address.
For an account or payment, use the known site or app yourself. Do not rely on a chat link.
Try this
- Read what the link claims to open.
- Inspect the actual address if your device allows it.
- Find the official source through a separate route.
- Do not enter secrets on a page you cannot verify.
- Use the original source to check the claim.
A message you can copy
Explain how to check the source of an online claim. Do not promise that a link is safe.
Paste the message into ChatGPT, then fill in any blanks before you send it. ChatGPT opens in a new tab. Opening it does not send the message.
Buddy says
Asking AI why its own link is safe does not verify the link.