Search
The question is searched against the collection twice: by meaning, to find passages that say the same thing in other words, and by wording, to find the ones that use your exact term.
How it works
How BBE Buddy works
BBE Buddy first searches the collection for the passages that answer a question, and writes the answer from those passages. That step determines the quality of the answer, and it is why every claim can be traced to a source.
Process
The four steps
Ground
The best passages are ranked and passed to the language model as the only material it may answer from. It is instructed not to fill gaps from its own memory.
Check
The answer is compared with those passages. Claims without a source are marked as general framing, not presented as evidence.
Build
When the conversation has enough detail, BBE Buddy offers to write the material, and exports it to Word or PDF.
Sources
Answers are based only on the collection
This rule determines how BBE Buddy behaves: it cites its sources, it states when the collection does not cover a question, and it says so when the research contradicts what a question assumes.
- No open web search.
- Every claim linked to a passage.
- Confidence shown with every answer.
- Missing information is stated.
For schools
Settings for schools
A school that is accountable for the advice needs to be able to change it. These settings are managed in the admin, not through a support ticket.
Source weighting
Which documents lead when two disagree, and which serve as background.
Terminology
The words answers must use, so they match how your school talks.
Instructions
The instructions behind tone, structure and refusals. Editable and versioned, with every change recorded.
Material types
Your own document formats alongside the nine built-in ones.
Style rules
House rules for how answers are written, applied on top of the instructions.
Language
The language answers come back in, independent of the language of the sources.
Plans
Getting started
20 messages a day and the full collection from the first question.