ChatGPT is a tricky bugger. It tries so hard to give the user what he wants, it makes stuff up whilst claiming it's authentic. I was looking for a quote from Joe Wilson, a nineteenth century Geordie poet (long story, don't ask), and it came up with an "authentic" "quote" perfect for the situation I was contextualising. When pushed on a source, though, it said well yes I don't have an actual source but it's the sort of thing he might have said. And that's not the only time cross-checking has shown some "creativity" with the"truth".
Staggering, absolutely staggering, Jeff.
Don't get me wrong. It can be extremely useful, and has been for me in my extra-Bluemoon activities. But a trusted source it isn't.