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Post #3254203

2026-06-06 18:03 UTC

@grammargirl@zirk.us like when medical people call someone "confused", AI "hallucination" is a more precise term than common parlance. it basically means the bot couldn't find a plausible answer and is for some reason blocked from saying "I don't know", so it makes stuff up. that's a bit different from "confidently makes mistakes" becuase it's "confidently making stuff up entirely". I have no idea what would be a good replacement for "hallucinate" in this context, I agree that it feels deceptive as is though.

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  • @BenAveling@infosec.exchange 2026-06-06 21:13

    I'm iffy on the term. But I don't have anything better. But this: GenAI doesn't sometimes hallucinate. It always hallucinates. It only ever hallucinates. Sometimes, what it hallucinates is plausible. @draNgNon@hachyderm.io @grammargirl@zirk.us

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