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AI Content Generator with Citations

AI content generator not working out? No problem. If your AI drafts sound generic – or you can’t verify claims – don’t switch models. Switch method: pair a detailed Persona, your sources, and citations so every answer is grounded, consistent, and brand-safe. Start building in minutes with a 7-day free trial (card required; cancel anytime).

Use CustomGPT as your AI content writer, AI blog generator, and AI article writer to produce verified content from your own sources.

TL;DR

  • Set a Persona: purpose, audience, tone, formatting, boundaries, out-of-scope reply, and 2–3 few-shot examples → consistent voice.
  • Add structured sources: semantic search over your corpus to fuel a RAG content generator.
  • Enable citations + choose source policy: Default / Your Content / Your Content + ChatGPT → verified content every time.
  • Run a 10-question QA loop: ask real FAQs, check citations, tighten Persona or fix sources, retest.
  • Optional: AI Vision for diagrams/specs with image citations.

Persona Settings for an AI Content Generator

Define how the bot thinks, writes, and format with your CustomGPT persona – no redeploys required and changes apply instantly across chat, embeds, and API.

Fill these fields (short, enforceable):

  • Purpose: “Write blog posts/how-tos from my sources only; show citations; if unsure, say ‘I don’t know.’”
  • Audience: role, expertise level, region.
  • Voice/Tone: three adjectives + reading level (e.g., clear, precise, friendly; Grade 8).
  • Formatting: Hook → TL;DR bullets → sections with question-led H2s; bullets over walls; max ~1,200 words; links inline; code blocks allowed.
  • Boundaries: no legal/medical advice; no off-corpus claims; escalation rule.
  • Out-of-scope reply: exact sentence for missing data.
  • Few-shots: 2–3 Q→A mini-samples in your voice.

Control beyond Persona: lock answers to Your Content, adjust response behavior (relevance/complex reasoning), set citation display, and configure safety/privacy. You’ve got full control over how “strict” or “creative” the bot behaves.

Add Structured Sources

Create an agent from a website or sitemap, upload files, or connect drives. Prefer HTML/Markdown with clean H1/H2s, keep one canonical page per topic, and avoid duplicates for cleaner retrieval – critical if you want your RAG content generator to find the best snippet fast. If your content includes diagrams/specs, enable AI Vision so images become searchable and citable.

Enable Citations & Choose Source Policy

Turn on Show citations and choose how they render (inline, footnote, expandable). Then select response source policy:

  • Your Content (most controlled for brand content)
  • Your Content + LLM (wider coverage – higer chance for hallucination – check guardrails)
  • Default (balanced)

For a true AI content generator with citations, ‘Your Content Sources’ is the safest starting point for verified content.

QA Loop to Improve Answers

Ask your top 10 requests – this works whether you use it as an AI content writer, AI blog generator, or AI article writer or any other AI content generator/writer you can think of.

  1. Are citations pointing to the best page/section?
  2. If not, tighten Persona (format rules, tone, “no off-corpus claims”) or fix sources (add a missing doc, remove duplicates).
  3. Re-ask the same questions and compare clarity/correctness.

Under the Hood

This RAG content generator uses retrieval-augmented generation with semantic search (vector embeddings) + filtering keeps answers grounded. Good headings and entity-rich pages improve intent matching and snippet selection. Vision adds image embeddings and image citations for technical content.

Persona Checklist (copy/paste into the Persona box)

  • Name & mission defined (unbiased, source-backed research)
  • Primary users listed (e.g., analysts, PMs/marketers, students/researchers)
  • Success criteria set (verifiable citations, explicit uncertainty, low duplication/cannibalization, efficient recall)
  • Tone & style set (clear, concise, direct; skeptical, evidence-first; lateral reading)
  • Formatting defaults (short intro → evidence → caveats → next steps; lists > long paragraphs; explicit dates)
  • Guardrails written (no speculation; show uncertainty; no chain-of-thought; short quotes; domain disclaimers)
  • Query strategy stages captured (frame → find → evaluate → capture/dedupe → screen → extract → bias/quality → synthesize → report)
  • Persona sample here

FAQ’s

Where do I turn on Persona and citations?

Persona is in Settings → Persona. Citations are in Settings → Citations (choose the display style that fits your site).

How do I add content?

Create an agent from a URL or sitemap, upload files, or connect drives. Keep headings clean and avoid duplicates.

Can I force answers only from my content?

Yes. In Intelligence settings, set Generate Responses From → Your Content.

Will it cost me if I do this now?

There’s a 7-day free trial. A credit card is required at signup; cancel within the trial to avoid charges.

Can this replace my AI content writer/AI article writer?

Yes – because it writes from your sources, not guesses.

Does it work as an AI blog generator?

Yes – set your Persona + sources and generate posts with citations.

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