Disfluency holds the key to making AI feel more relatable, trustworthy, and ultimately more helpful in our daily lives and classrooms.

In our AI-driven world today, we increasingly rely on large language models (LLMs) for quick answers and insights. However, these models, while powerful, have their limitations. A common mistake they make highlights why it’s crucial to always verify information: asking how many ‘r’s are in the word “strawberry.” This might seem simple for humans, but AI’s unique way of understanding text can lead to surprising errors.