In a sense, if a LLM deceives us we only have ourselves to blame: humanity is shouting into a well and listening to the echoes, and learning that differently-shaped wells make different kinds of echoes. That isn't bad or good, but it is not "asking the well for advice."
On the other hand, these tools are being put in the hands of people who don't actually understand the distinction, and are just being told that "Smart Wells Can Answer Your Questions."