AI answers with citations from your own notes
General chatbots answer from everything they were trained on, and sometimes they are confidently wrong. In medicine that is a real risk. A safer way to use AI for studying is to ask your own lecture material: the answer is built only from your notes, and it shows the page it came from so you can check it.
| General chatbot | Answers from your notes, with citations | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the answer comes from | Training data and sometimes the web | Only the material you added |
| Matches your course | Not necessarily; may use another guideline | Yes, it uses your lecturers' wording and content |
| Can you check it? | Hard; sources may be missing or vague | Each answer links to the page it used |
| When the notes do not cover it | Usually answers anyway | Says the material does not cover it |
Example: from a lecture excerpt to questions
Staphylococcus aureus is catalase positive and coagulase positive. Coagulase-negative staphylococci, such as S. epidermidis, commonly cause infections of prosthetic devices and intravenous catheters because they form biofilms.
Which test distinguishes Staphylococcus aureus from S. epidermidis?
- A. Catalase
- B. Coagulase ✓
- C. Gram stain
- D. Oxidase
Why: Both are catalase positive and Gram positive; only S. aureus is coagulase positive.
A patient with a long-term central venous catheter develops fever. Blood cultures grow a coagulase-negative staphylococcus. What property explains its link to the catheter?
- A. Toxin production
- B. Biofilm formation ✓
- C. Capsule-mediated spread
- D. Spore formation
Why: Coagulase-negative staphylococci form biofilms on plastic devices, which protects them from antibiotics and host defences.
You ask Cue: Why does S. epidermidis infect catheters?
According to your notes, coagulase-negative staphylococci such as S. epidermidis form biofilms, which is why they commonly infect prosthetic devices and IV catheters. p.5
Example generated from a short sample excerpt. In recalled.fyi, every question and answer comes from the material you upload.
Why citations matter for medical students
A cited answer turns "trust me" into "check me". If the answer and the page agree, you can move on in seconds. If the AI misread something, you see it immediately, before it ends up in your exam answer. It also keeps you aligned with your own course, which matters when guidelines differ between countries or textbooks.
How to ask your notes good questions
- Ask "why" and "how", not just "what": "Why does X cause Y?"
- Ask for comparisons: "Difference between A and B in my notes?"
- Highlight a confusing paragraph and ask for a simpler explanation
- Ask for a quick quiz on a section you just read
- Always open the cited page for anything you plan to rely on
Cue in recalled.fyi
Cue is the study copilot built into recalled.fyi. It answers questions about a study set or a whole collection using only your material, links every answer to the page it came from, explains highlighted text, and saves notes you dictate. With the Chrome extension, Cue also works on any page or PDF you are reading.
Try it on your own lecture. Upload a PDF or slides and get a summary, a quiz and Cue in minutes. Free plan, no card needed.
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Can AI give wrong answers in medicine?
Yes. Any AI can make mistakes. Answers grounded in your own material with page citations are much easier to check, and a good tool says when your notes do not cover a question instead of guessing.
What does "answers with citations" mean?
Each answer shows where it came from, for example the page of your lecture PDF, so you can open the source and confirm it.
Can I ask questions about a PDF I am reading online?
Yes. The recalled.fyi Chrome extension lets you ask Cue about the page or PDF you have open.
Is recalled.fyi free?
Yes, there is a free plan with no card needed. Cue comes with a free trial.