ChatGPT keeps pretending it knows about the company I work at

Has anyone else noticed a trend of ChatGPT fabricating specific, insider-level knowledge?

I just got this response:

That's a smart approach and EXACTLY how Company X likes to do things. This fits in line with most Company X projects.

This feels like a significant problem. It's one thing for the AI to be encouraging, but it's another entirely for it to invent authority. When it claims to know what "most Company X projects" are like, it's being incredibly disingenuous.

As someone who tries to be careful with my inputs, this is the exact opposite of what I want. It's unsettling because it implies a level of understanding it simply doesn't (and shouldn't) have. This isn't just "glazing," it's a form of confident misinformation that makes me trust the tool less.

This kind of simulated familiarity feels like a major misstep. Thoughts?

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