No, it happens in the immediate context, where e.g. we say 'No I meant Meredith Jones, not Meredith Smith'- and the possibility of this elaboration is actually part of ordinary communication. I did mean Meredith Jones, not Meredith Smith - thus the use of the past tense The LLM will just give the best answer for what one might have meant, completely reopening calculation.

The point is familiar but there are good illustrations in the Atlantic article by a book editor. At first it seems abstract AI hate, but then she gets to the details. AI text cannot be edited. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/how-to-tell-a... or https://archive.ph/YJsGK