Evidence-Based Text Generation: How to Make LLMs Cite Sources Like Academic Papers

Making LLMs Cite Their Sources: A Plain-English Guide to Evidence-Based Text Generation For developers, product managers, and curious readers who want AI answers they can trust. 1. Why Should I Care If My AI “Shows Its Work”? Quick scenario: You ask an AI chatbot, “Will Spain’s population hit 48 million by 2025?” It answers “Yes,” but offers no proof. You’re left wondering: Is this real or just another confident hallucination? Evidence-based text generation solves this exact problem. Instead of a bare answer, the model returns traceable references—links, footnotes, or direct quotes—so you can check every claim. A new survey from …