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Re:US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinate... by elzbardico on Saturday September 19, 2026 @10:26PM (#49772005)
They are neither hallucinations or errors. They are just generations that happen to not be grounded in facts from the real world.
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Re:US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinate... by margalabargala on Sunday September 20, 2026 @12:47AM (#49772572)
> They are just generations that happen to not be grounded in facts from the real world.

Right, yes, and "hallucination" is the term that a critical mass of people have chosen to use.as a shorthand so that we don't have to write out "generations that happen to not be grounded in facts from the real world" every time it happens.

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