Define the question and sharing
Describe what needs checking, what evidence exists, and who may see it. Choose a private investigator or outline a bounded crowd-research question.
The truth iscloser than you think.
Your question. The right investigator.Compare proposals. Choose your next move.
01 / Real questions. Human investigation.
Before you trust it,
check it.
A convincing profile is not a verified identity. A generated answer is not evidence. As AI makes fabricated content easier to produce, important decisions still need someone to check the facts.
gotEM connects you with private investigators to examine records, follow leads, and document findings. You bring the concern; investigators propose the work and price. Choose focused professional help or explore how a shared research effort could address a wider question.
Compare the two approachesFour practical starting pointsWhat needs
What needs
checking?
Pick the closest match to see the kind of question an investigation can address.
Lawful locate
See how the work is scoped “Can a professional help locate someone?”
Share the lawful purpose and details you have. A private investigator can assess what searches are appropriate and explain the limits before work begins.
03 / Two ways to investigate
One investigator.
Or a wider search.
Use a private case for focused professional work. A crowdsourced approach brings several contributors to a shared research question. Compare who does the work and who sees the material. The crowd example explains the approach; it does not launch a crowd case from this page.
See the decision pointsApproach and tradeoff
A defined question. One professional accountable for the work.
Set the purpose and scope, then review an investigator’s proposed approach, timing, and price. You decide whether to hire; the investigator carries out and reviews the investigation.
Focused work · one professional01 / 02
04 / Scope before action
Make the decision
before the work.
A clear scope protects your time and helps everyone understand what is—and is not—being asked.
Review the proposed work
For a PI case, compare scope, approach, timing, and price in any proposals received. For crowd research, decide what material contributors need and what should stay private.
Approve the route
Choose whether to hire an investigator, proceed with a crowd workflow, revise the scope, or stop. No proposal or response is guaranteed.
Assess the result
Review findings and their sources. The investigator checks and reports their work; crowd contributions are leads to assess, not proof on their own.
gotEM AI · guidance to action
AI helps you find a way forward.
People do the work.
An AI conversation can help you understand a problem. It cannot visit a location, interview a witness, or check what is happening on the ground. gotEM connects that first conversation to people who can take the next steps—with AI support before, during, and after the work.
AI clarifies, prepares, connects.People investigate, check, report.
Why this matters Investigation can mean searching for the right person, defining a clear scope, and chasing scattered updates. AI should reduce that navigation and admin—not decide what is true.
For urgent danger, contact local emergency services. gotEM AI is guidance, not an emergency service.
PROCESS WALKTHROUGHDesigned journey · not live automation
Talk it through
AI helpsTalk through what happened. gotEM AI helps you consider options and whether an investigator could help.
You / investigatorYou explain the issue in your own words and decide what to do next.
Prepare a clear brief
AI helpsYour user agent—the AI assistant working with you—helps turn the problem into a brief and explains how to start.
You / investigatorYou review the details and approve what information may be shared.
Meet the right investigators
AI helpsWith your permission, the user agent would reach out to investigators suited to your case and bring their proposals together.
You / investigatorInvestigators send proposals. You compare the scope and choose whether to hire one.
Keep the case together
AI helpsAI support helps organize case messages, information, a timeline, and next actions in one shared workspace.
You / investigatorYou and your investigator exchange updates and agree on what happens next.
People investigate in the real world
AI helpsInvestigator tools help capture and organize evidence, explore leads, and prepare report drafts.
You / investigatorYour investigator performs checks, visits, or interviews as appropriate—and reviews the evidence and report.
SHARED CASE WORKSPACE
Messages, timeline, and next actions in one place.
INVESTIGATOR TOOLS
Evidence capture & organization Lead exploration Report drafts for review
Today, individual AI tools support investigator work. Automatic investigator outreach and shared AI case coordination are not connected in this version. Your agent does not hire or pay on your behalf; sharing sensitive information and contacting people require your approval. Investigators review evidence and reports.
06 / Decision boundaries
Useful help.
Human judgment.
You authorize the work and control what you share. Keep sensitive details out of public crowd questions. Contributors can surface leads, not proof; an investigator must validate evidence and review any report. AI suggestions are prompts to examine—not verdicts about a person or event.
01Scope set by the client
02Sharing chosen by the client
03Sources checked by people
04Conclusions reviewed by people
For clients
Start with your question.
Turn a concern into a defined question, then choose whether to seek a private investigator.
Start a caseAn account is required to start a case. Compare approaches or see fictional AI examples first.
For investigators
Put your experience to work.
Join the private-investigator marketplace to hear about client questions and offer your professional services.
Join as an investigator