When an online passage is difficult, isolate the sentence causing trouble, ask a specific question and return to the original text to check your understanding. A complete AI summary can hide the exact point you need to learn.
One unfamiliar term becomes a search. The search becomes a video. The video opens another explanation. Half an hour later, you have collected resources without finishing the paragraph that started it.
Decide what you do not understand
Is the problem vocabulary, a missing background concept, a mathematical step or the author’s argument? These call for different questions. “Explain everything” is less useful than “Why does this sentence say that increasing resistance reduces current when voltage is fixed?”
Keep the original passage visible. An explanation should help you read it more accurately, not become a substitute source that you never compare with the original.
How Ask Gyanis works
Ask Gyanis is Flow’s browser extension. Select webpage text, right-click Ask Gyanis, review the selected text in the message draft, add your question and click Send. Sent messages become part of your Flow conversation history.
The public feature page currently describes a developer preview with manual setup. Check that page for the latest browser and installation availability. Do not assume a store-approved one-click install, or support for every PDF, image and diagram.
The selected text remains a draft until you send it. Before sending, remove any private information you do not need for the learning question. This workflow is useful for a short passage you are allowed to use, not for copying a whole textbook into chat.
Three prompts that keep the reading yours
- “Define this term in the context of the paragraph, then give one contrasting example.”
- “Which statement is the claim and which is the supporting evidence?”
- “Ask me one question that checks whether I understand this passage. Wait for my answer.”
After the explanation, close the chat and paraphrase the original sentence in your own words. Reopen the source to check whether you changed its meaning. If the source and explanation conflict, consult your course materials or teacher.
Turn reading into a small output
Finish with something you can inspect: a labelled diagram, a two-sentence explanation or an answered question. Saving another bookmark is not the only possible ending.
For example, after reading about photosynthesis, explain where the energy comes from and what is produced. Then check the explanation against the source. This makes the next study session easier to begin because you know what was understood and what remains uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
Does the extension automatically read every page?
The documented workflow uses the text you select and send. Read the current privacy and feature information before installing.
Can I trust every explanation?
No. Check important details, especially quotations, equations and exam requirements.
See the Ask Gyanis guide and try it on one sentence with one clear question.
Sources and further reading
- Ask Gyanis setup and privacy details
- UNESCO: human-centred use of generative AI
- Community discussion: independent student thinking
Research checked 26 October 2026. Community discussions illustrate individual experiences, not representative findings or evidence of Gyanis outcomes.