> Like one podcaster will act shocked by a fact, but then immediately go to provide more details about the fact as if they knew it all along.

Some podcasters actually do this. For example, I've noticed it in some science podcasts where the goal is to make the audience feel like "gee whiz that's an interesting fact." The podcaster will act super surprised to set the emotional tone, but of course they often already knew that fact and will follow up with more detail in a less surprised tone.

That doesn't mean this isn't a bug. But stuff like that reminds me that LLMs may not learn to be like Data from Star Trek. They may learn to be like Billy Mays, amped up and pretending to be excited about whatever they're talking about.