AI and the "Cliff Clavin Problem"

On the TV show Cheers, Cliff Clavin was the character who worked very hard to say sophisticated sounding things but who most of the time was just making up facts. AI, specifically large language models (LLMs), have a Cliff Clavin problem.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.stevehargadon.com/2025/03/ai-and-cliff-clavin-problem.html