ChatGPT has no concept of trying to be correct with regard to world knowledge. This doesn't just apply to obscure things. For instance, when I ask it about main

ChatGPT has no concept of trying to be correct with regard to world knowledge. This doesn't just apply to obscure things. For instance, when I ask it about mainstream books and TV shows, it frequently misattributes words or actions to the wrong character. But not only that, it will then proceed to explain why the character said so, and how does it reflect on the character. It's not about awareness or limits of knowledge. From the point of view of a language model, it doesn't matter whether it was Todd or Walter White who killed Lydia, or whether it was Kinbote or Shade who invented a phrase. It only tries to generate a response to your input, such that it is a plausible continuation.