Can AI make flashcards from my material?
Yes. It turns notes or a reading into one-fact-per-card flashcards, formatted so you can paste them into a flashcard app.
01Why bot
- Pulling facts out of text is easy for AI.
- One fact per card makes studying faster.
- It formats cards for easy import.
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Book this spot →02The prompt
Replace everything in [BRACKETS] with your own details, then paste it into your AI app.
You are a study-materials designer. Material (paste it): [MATERIAL] Number of cards: [NUMBER] Where I'll use them: [FLASHCARD APP OR PAPER] Your task: make flashcards. Rules: - MUST test one fact per card with a short answer. - MUST use only facts in what I pasted. - NEVER write trick questions. Give me: a two-column list (front, back) with a tab between front and back. Before you send your answer, silently check that you did ALL of these, and fix your answer if not: - Give the flashcards as two tab-separated columns (question then answer), one per line. - Use only facts from the material I pasted; invent nothing. - Follow the exact output format asked for above, with nothing extra before or after it.
03Steps
- Paste one section at a time.
- Import the list into your flashcard app.
- Delete any card that isn't useful.
04What can go wrong
- Spot-check cards against the source.
- Making your own cards also helps memory; edit these in your words.
05What to use
Any major AI chat app.
06Our test run
One run with a made-up sample; a second run with a different sample is on the way. 0 of 1 passed every check.
Run 1 · Llama 3.3 70B · graded by GPT-OSS 120BOct 7, 2026Passed with a catch
The made-up sample:
[MATERIAL]Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy. It occurs in chloroplasts, using chlorophyll to capture sunlight. The overall reaction can be summarized as 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + light energy → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂. Light‑dependent reactions generate ATP and NADPH, while the Calvin cycle uses them to fix carbon into glucose.[NUMBER]15[FLASHCARD APP OR PAPER]Anki (desktop and mobile)
- Test one fact per card with short answer
- Use only facts from the pasted material
- Output as two tab-separated columns, one per line, no extra
- Provide exactly 15 flashcards
- Didn't make up details we never gave it
What came back (excerpt):
What is the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy? Photosynthesis Where does photosynthesis occur? Chloroplasts
Read the full answer
What is the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy? Photosynthesis Where does photosynthesis occur? Chloroplasts What is used to capture sunlight in photosynthesis? Chlorophyll What is the overall reaction of photosynthesis? 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + light energy → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ What do light-dependent reactions generate? ATP and NADPH What uses ATP and NADPH to fix carbon into glucose? The Calvin cycle What type of energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis? Light energy What is produced from carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle? Glucose What is the molecular formula of glucose produced during photosynthesis? C₆H₁₂O₆ What is released as a byproduct of photosynthesis? O₂ How many molecules of CO₂ are used in the overall reaction of photosynthesis? 6 How many molecules of H₂O are used in the overall reaction of photosynthesis? 6 How many molecules of O₂ are produced in the overall reaction of photosynthesis? 6 What organisms are capable of photosynthesis? Green plants, algae, and some bacteria What is the name of the cycle that uses ATP and NADPH to fix carbon into glucose? The Calvin cycle
Ensure the answer contains only plain tab‑separated lines, without surrounding quotes or extra formatting.
How each run works: we fill the prompt with a made-up sample, run it once in Llama 3.3 70B, and GPT-OSS 120B grades the answer against the prompt's own rules. Word limits are counted by code, and every quote flagged as made up is checked against the full answer. Your results can differ. How we test.
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