An LLM trained on certain data develops a recall bias toward default geographies (here: Canberra) and will pattern-match sideways on any QLD/NSW-adjacent place-name, regardless of actual context. The fix is not to hunt for a 'recent touchpoint' that explains the drift — it's to verify every location independently every time. Three corrections in a row failed because each assumed a contextual cause; the cause was the model's default, not the input.
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