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documents.
Get answers.

Ask AuthorAI lets any Authorium user have a grounded, citation-backed conversation with their documents. Chat with a bill, contract, or SOW alongside reference materials like a State Contracting Manual or Department Policies and get verified answers without leaving your workflow.

SB-134 Regional center contracts
Ask AuthorAI
What are the key retention requirements?
Successor contractors must retain all covered employees for 90 days. 1 Compensation cannot be reduced. 2
① Sec. 4639.80(a)
② Sec. 4639.81
Citation-backed answers Every claim links to source text
The Problem

Complex documents. Clear answers. With citations.

Agency staff spend hours manually reading through bills, contracts, and RFPs using Ctrl+F, skimming, or asking a colleague. Generic AI tools hallucinate and can't be trusted for government work where accuracy and a clear audit trail are non-negotiable.

Ctrl+F isn't enough Keyword search misses context and can't cross-reference a contract against agency rules or a state contracting manual.
Generic AI can't be trusted ChatGPT hallucinates. Government work requires a verifiable citation to source text, every single time.
Quickly get answers A legislative analyst reviewing a 40-page bill, or a procurement officer cross-checking a contract against agency rules, gets targeted answers in seconds.

Three steps. Verified answers.

Ask AuthorAI is scoped to exactly the document you're reading — no hallucination, no context switching.

1

Open the panel

Click "Ask AuthorAI" on any Bill Info page or Authorium Document. The panel opens scoped to the exact version you're viewing.

2

Ask your question

Type any question or tap a suggested query. Chat with just the current document, or add reference materials like a State Contracting Manual or Department Policies. The AI answers from whichever sources you select.

3

Follow the citations

Every claim has a numbered citation. Click any source card and the document scrolls to the exact paragraph to verify in one click.

Built for government work.

Not a generic chatbot bolted on. A purpose-built intelligence layer for high-stakes document review.

100% Verifiable

Every factual claim links to the exact source paragraph. No uncited assertions, ever.

10× Faster Review

Targeted answers in seconds. Analysts spend less time searching and more time analyzing.

Chat with Reference Docs

Add a State Contracting Manual, Department Policies, or any org-level reference document as a source. Get cited answers that draw from both the document and your reference materials.

Stays in Workflow

Document and chat side by side. No tab switching, no copy-pasting into a separate tool.

Platform Differentiation

No other public sector platform offers grounded, citation-backed document chat with org-level reference document support.

Built for the people doing the work.

Five distinct personas. One consistent capability that meets them where they are.

📋

Legislative Analyst

Quickly identify key changes, fiscal impacts, and affected entities across bill versions.

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Procurement Officer

Cross-reference contracts against a State Contracting Manual or Department Policies with cited answers from both sources.

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Contract Manager

Summarize terms, identify risks, and track obligations during contract development.

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IT Security

Locate specific security and compliance requirements across lengthy contract documents.

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Executive

Get fast, accurate summaries before approvals without reading 40-page documents.