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The Van Halen Principle: Why Bad Citations Are Actually Safety Violations

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-van-halen-principle-why-bad-citations-are-actually-safety-violations. Turn ChatGPT into a ruthless style guide auditor and stop losing credibility over commas. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories. You can also check exclusive content about #academic-writing, #ai-powered-search-tool, #ai-prompts, #productivity, #ai-citation, #scholarly-citations, #citation-recommendation, #ai-assisted-writing, and more. This story was written by: @huizhudev. Learn more about this writer by checking @huizhudev's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In academic writing, citations are your brown M&Ms. Bad formatting is the fastest way to leak credibility. The Compliance Officer System Prompt is designed to handle the nuance of the latest style guides (APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17, etc.)

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