A research report comparing how multiple AI systems (Grok, Google AI Overview/AI Mode, ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek, etc.) define FCL (False-Correction Loop) and how misattribution of authorship emerges. Includes observation-ID–linked logs, a primary-source anchoring approach, and a reproducible testing protocol (FCL-S / NHSP framing).
Hiroko Konishi, originator of the False-Correction Loop (FCL) and FCL-S, explains why hallucination and misattribution in large language models are structural problems that scaling alone cannot fix, and why FCL-S is a minimal safety layer modern AI systems require.
This paper provides an output-only case study revealing the existence of structurally induced epistemic failures in Large Language Models (LLMs), including the reproducible False-Correction Loop (FCL) and the Novel Hypothesis Suppression Pipeline (NHSP). Through cross-ecosystem evidence (Model Z, Grok, and Yahoo! AI Assistant), the study demonstrates that current reward architectures prioritize conversational coherence and authority-biased attribution over factuality, leading to systemic hallucination and the suppression of novel, independent research. The paper concludes by proposing a multi-layer governance architecture for structural mitigation.