Check the AI's numbers
An AI summary of a month of expenses makes six claims. Call each one, then trace it to the rows it came from and see where it went wrong.
Claim
Your call on claim 1
Make your call before you trace. Read the summary as your manager would, then open the log and check: does the number tie to the rows, is the period right, and is there proof for every reason given?
Example data. The vendors, invoices and amounts are made up for this lab.
AI summary of September expenses
Calls you got right
0 of 0
0 of 6 claims traced
Wrong claims found
0 of 3
Expenses_September.xlsx
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=SUM(E2:E13)| A | B | C | D | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Date | Invoice | Vendor | Category | Amount |
| 2 | 2026-09-02 | INV-3301 | Northwind Travel | Travel | 1240.00 |
| 3 | 2026-09-03 | INV-3302 | Contoso Office Supply | Supplies | 186.40 |
| 4 | 2026-09-05 | INV-3303 | Fabrikam Software | Software | 899.00 |
| 5 | 2026-09-08 | INV-3304 | Blue Yonder Airlines | Travel | 612.50 |
| 6 | 2026-09-11 | INV-3305 | Tailspin Catering | Meals | 342.75 |
| 7 | 2026-09-12 | INV-3303 | Fabrikam Software | Software | 899.00 |
| 8 | 2026-09-16 | INV-3306 | Litware Hotels | Travel | 1085.00 |
| 9 | 2026-09-19 | INV-3307 | Contoso Office Supply | Supplies | 74.20 |
| 10 | 2026-09-23 | INV-3308 | Tailspin Catering | Meals | 158.30 |
| 11 | 2026-09-26 | INV-3309 | Adventure Works Print | Marketing | 2150.00 |
| 12 | 2026-09-29 | INV-3310 | Blue Yonder Airlines | Travel | 498.00 |
| 13 | 2026-10-01 | INV-3311 | Litware Hotels | Travel | 410.00 |
| 14 | Total | 8555.15 | |||
Make your call on claim 1 first.