AI writes pneumonia "comes from the lugs" while citing a correct source
JosieRBookworm · reddit · 2026-09-06
A user caught an AI writing that pneumonia "comes from the lugs", even though the cited Cleveland Clinic source was perfectly correct. A classic hallucination-style slip showing LLMs can garble wording at the string level despite referencing accurate sources.
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