Cynical take: they probably already understand this. They are repeating stuff from ChatGPT without checking because it's convenient and when it works, it makes

Cynical take: they probably already understand this. They are repeating stuff from ChatGPT without checking because it's convenient and when it works, it makes them look smarter, not because they don't understand what ChatGPT is or what it cannot do. I've had people do exactly that to me before, pre AI. It's just human nature.