Perhaps with both 'hallucination' and 'confabulation' there are suggestions of both thought and absence of thought. The former suggestions are likely anthropomorphic. Suggesting some seamless lack of thought might not be?
From 2008 there was How to Build a Person by John Pollock. I don't recall whether he included some putative "explainer" disciplined by other components.
I believe a more accurate term would be AI confabulation.
When one confabulates, one shamelessly inserts words which sound smooth and grammatical and potentially acceptable to a listener (and the speaker), but shamelessly with no hesitation or corrections to achieve actual truth.
I suspect there needs to be some layering on of reflection and inhibition to avoid this.
All my instincts would prefer they were using the AC 4-wire option, given any reason to question results, and/or issues with contact effects, etc.