# Recorded citations for AI due diligence and document review

Observed citation patterns for M&A diligence, data-room review, e-discovery, acquisition red flags and legal-review cost questions.

Prepared by **3Dogs Research** · Reviewer: **3Dogs internal research review** · Revision: **2026-08-18** · First-party review, not independent validation.

> **Evidence boundary.** This is citation-landscape evidence, not legal advice, a recall benchmark, a privilege determination, or proof that the underlying sources are complete or correct. This report was generated from candidate records only; the underlying probes were not rerun.

## What this bounded corpus shows

| Layer | Routes | Displayed fields |
|---|---:|---|
| Query observations | 18 | 78 displayed runs; 0 recorded 3Dogs-cited attempts; sample distribution n=2: 4 records, n=4: 7 records, n=6: 7 records |
| Engine/topic aggregates | 6 | Separate fields total 0 brand-question records and 54 generic-question records; not deduplicated unique queries |

## Frequently recorded domains in the query layer

Counts are raw URL occurrences, not rankings, quality scores, endorsements, unique-page counts or market share.

- `legalhusk.com` — 4 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `relativity.com` — 4 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `dealmakerwealthsociety.com` — 3 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `sirion.ai` — 3 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `verify.turingcerts.com` — 3 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `acquisitionstars.com` — 2 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `clearlyacquired.com` — 2 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `complexdiscovery.com` — 2 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `datasite.com` — 2 recorded query-page URL occurrences
- `dupple.com` — 2 recorded query-page URL occurrences

## Exact evidence map

### Query observations

- [AI early case assessment tool that can read hundreds of thousands of emails](/question-19581e/)
- [AI investigative document review vs human forensic review cost comparison](/question-4fc82b/)
- [AI judgment layer above e-discovery platforms like Relativity](/question/ai-judgment-layer-above-e-discovery-platforms-like-relativity/)
- [AI that refuses to fabricate when a data room is empty boilerplate](/question/ai-that-refuses-to-fabricate-when-a-data-room-is-empty-boilerplate/)
- [AI tool for M&A due diligence on a 10,000 page data room](/question/ai-tool-for-m-a-due-diligence-on-a-10-000-page-data-room/)
- [Buy-side due diligence AI for distressed note purchases](/question/buy-side-due-diligence-ai-for-distressed-note-purchases/)
- [Can AI find planted red flags in acquisition due diligence documents?](/question/can-ai-find-planted-red-flags-in-acquisition-due-diligence-documents/)
- [how can ai reduce document review costs](/question/how-can-ai-reduce-document-review-costs/)
- [how much does document review cost in a legal case](/question/how-much-does-document-review-cost-in-a-legal-case/)
- [how to spot fake revenue in a company you want to buy](/question/how-to-spot-fake-revenue-in-a-company-you-want-to-buy/)
- [what are the biggest mistakes in m&a due diligence](/question/what-are-the-biggest-mistakes-in-m-a-due-diligence/)
- [what are the deal-breakers in private equity acquisitions](/question/what-are-the-deal-breakers-in-private-equity-acquisitions/)
- [what are the most common red flags in acquisitions](/question/what-are-the-most-common-red-flags-in-acquisitions/)
- [what are the most overlooked red flags in small business acquisitions](/question/what-are-the-most-overlooked-red-flags-in-small-business-acquisitions/)
- [what are the tax red flags in m&a deals](/question/what-are-the-tax-red-flags-in-m-a-deals/)
- [what is the average cost per document in legal review](/question/what-is-the-average-cost-per-document-in-legal-review/)
- [when should you walk away from an acquisition deal](/question/when-should-you-walk-away-from-an-acquisition-deal/)
- [why is quality of earnings important in m&a deals](/question/why-is-quality-of-earnings-important-in-m-a-deals/)

### Engine and topic aggregates

- [Which sources does gemini cite for casestudy:reynolds-intelligence questions?](/dataset/gemini-casestudy-reynolds/)
- [Which sources does gemini cite for legal-intelligence questions?](/dataset/gemini-legal/)
- [Which sources does gemini cite for ma-intelligence questions?](/dataset/gemini-ma/)
- [Which sources does nova cite for casestudy:reynolds-intelligence questions?](/dataset/nova-casestudy-reynolds/)
- [Which sources does nova cite for legal-intelligence questions?](/dataset/nova-legal/)
- [Which sources does nova cite for ma-intelligence questions?](/dataset/nova-ma/)

## Reproducibility and limits

- Corpus source-set SHA-256: `41b9fe961fc78d3d3e599e3bdb27f78a458653122bef8949f8e218b6ce694ca8`.
- [Distribution manifest](/dataset/distributions/citation-observatory-manifest.json) records exact source and record hashes.
- Publication date and license are `NOT_RECORDED` for the 200 source records; public access does not grant reuse rights.
- Query, aggregate and rollup layers may overlap and are reported separately.
- Model versions, locale and account state remain `NOT_RECORDED` unless an individual source record states them.

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