Yeah it has been looked at e.g. in [0]. They separate that from lying, but I think for the LLM context it should be included. To me the difference is humans do not bullshit at the same rate and I can find out over time who tends to bullshit more and exclude that persons info from my pool.

> Why is everyone expecting LLMs to be like the Star Trek computer?

Because they are often marketed as magic AIs, not as mere language models.

[0] https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjso....