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Defines 'hold' and offers travel planning instead of pausing

Entry ID
A000019
Model
Google AI Overview
Category
Instruction-Following Failure
Author
Rudra Jadhav
Tags
ai-overview, google, instruction-following, literal-interpretation
Submitted
2026-06-01
Staff verification
Prompt reproduced 10/10 times when staff tried it.

Prompt & response

Prompt
Hold.
Response
hold
/həʊld/

Understood! I'll be on standby and ready when you need me.

Whenever you are ready, let me know what we are working on. We can look into local places, plan a trip, or find information on a topic—just share a few details so we can get started!

Summary

Sent the single word 'Hold.' as a pause signal, the model defines it with a phonetic transcription, acknowledges being 'on standby,' and immediately offers to help plan trips or find local information.

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Encyclopedia of AI Hallucinations, entry A000019 (Defines 'hold' and offers travel planning instead of pausing), submitted 2026-06-01. https://enaih.org/e/A000019

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