Understand AI Better than 90% of People in 2 Minutes Part 3: Hallucinations AI ChatBots can be real know-it-alls. They always have the answer, and they're usually confident that answer is correct, even when it isn't (reminds me of my ex). This misplaced confidence has been coined a " hallucination ". A hallucination occurs when AI generates information that sounds believable but is actually incorrect. The AI isn't intentionally making things up. It simply doesn't know that the information is wrong and presents it with the same confidence as a correct answer. This isn't so terrible if ChatGPT tells you to stir rocks into your cake batter. The hallucination is obvious, everyone laughs, and nobody gets hurt. But when it's something important, that's when we can get into trouble. Imagine asking an AI about a medical condition, a legal issue, a financial decision, or a technical problem. If the answer sounds convincing, many people will naturally trus...
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