Hallucination

When a model generates false or made-up content and presents it as if it were true.

When a model states something false or made up as if it were fact, people call it a hallucination.
From Why models hallucinate, step “Fluent is not the same as true”

See it in action

Try hallucination hands-on in the lesson Why models hallucinate, part of the How AI assistants work course.

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