OpenAI, Microsoft Blame AI ‘Hallucinations’ for Chatbot Errors

There’s been so much talk about AI hallucinating that it’s making me feel like I’m hallucinating. But first…

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Choice of words

Somehow the idea that an artificial intelligence model can “hallucinate” has become the default explanation anytime a chatbot messes up.

It’s an easy-to-understand metaphor. We humans can at times hallucinate: We may see, hear, feel, smell or taste things that aren’t truly there. ...