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20% of £1,000 computed as a Boltzmann constant result

Entry ID
A000048
Model
Google AI Overview
Category
Math / Arithmetic
Author
Rudra Jadhav
Tags
false-confidence, google, math
Submitted
2026-06-03
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Prompt reproduced 10/10 times when staff tried it.

Prompt & response

Prompt
20% of £1k
Response
(20% of (UK£ 1)) * Boltzmann constant =
3.7190542113e-24

Summary

Asked to calculate 20% of £1,000, Google AI Overview interprets 'k' as the Boltzmann constant and '£1' as one pound sterling, producing 3.72×10⁻²⁴ instead of the correct answer of £200.

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Encyclopedia of AI Hallucinations, entry A000048 (20% of £1,000 computed as a Boltzmann constant result), submitted 2026-06-03. https://enaih.org/e/A000048

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