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Re:AI Hallucinations: Why Large Language Models Make Things ... by threeseed on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @10:21PM (#42324551)
> I'd guess most people have never actually experienced a hallucination anyway

I actually think most people have.

Every time you look at a hot road and see water that mirage is a form of hallucination.

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Re:AI Hallucinations: Why Large Language Models Make Things ... by ai_ on Thursday December 05, 2024 @01:05AM (#42325401)
Except mirages are real optical phenomena that can be captured by a camera. Hallucinations are made entirely by your brain and cannot be captured by an external observer.
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