I have a canonical test for chatbots -- I ask them who I am. I'm sufficiently unknown in modern times that it's a fair test. Just ask, "Who is Paul Lutus?" Cha

I have a canonical test for chatbots -- I ask them who I am. I'm sufficiently unknown in modern times that it's a fair test. Just ask, "Who is Paul Lutus?" ChatGPT 5's reply is mostly made up -- about 80% is pure invention. I'm described as having written books and articles whose titles I don't even recognize, or having accomplished things at odds with what was once called reality. But things are slowly improving. In past ChatGPT versions I was described as having been dead for a decade. I'm waiting for the day when, instead of hallucinating, a chatbot will reply, "I have no idea." I propose a new technical Litmus test -- chatbots should be judged based on what they won't say.