ATLAS FAQs

Question 1

Does ATLAS store my verification data or share it externally?

Accepted Answer

No. All verification data, including past claims and source credibility tracking, is stored exclusively on your local machine within a SQLite database. ATLAS does not send any data to external servers beyond Claude's normal interaction.

Question 2

How does ATLAS verify claims?

Accepted Answer

ATLAS decomposes claims, searches verified academic databases, validates every URL before citing, actively seeks refutation rather than confirmation, generates alternative hypotheses, and issues a proportional, evidence-based verdict. All verifications are stored locally.

Question 3

What types of claims can ATLAS verify?

Accepted Answer

ATLAS is designed to verify claims found on social media, in news articles, and blogs, especially those that cite or imply scientific backing. It excels at scrutinizing information against established academic literature.

Question 4

What makes ATLAS different from traditional fact-checkers or AI chatbots?

Accepted Answer

ATLAS stands out by employing a strict scientific methodology, using only verified academic sources, actively seeking refutation, and maintaining a persistent local SQLite database for verifications and source credibility tracking, unlike subjective or hallucination-prone alternatives.

Question 5

What is ATLAS?

Accepted Answer

ATLAS is a Claude Desktop tool that applies the scientific method and Popperian falsifiability to rigorously verify claims from social media, news, and blogs using real academic sources like PubMed and Google Scholar.

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