Also called: confabulation, made up
When a model states something false with complete confidence - an invented citation, a plausible wrong number.
Why it mattersIt's not a bug they'll patch out. Design your process to verify anything that matters.
Hallucination
When a model states something false with complete confidence - an invented citation, a plausible wrong number.
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