hallucinate

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Generative artificial intelligence is also still prone to error and may "hallucinate" elements that were not in the original image, Kanoulas added.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

“The AI chatbots still easily hallucinate security problems,” Stenberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

AI programmes have vastly simplified tasks in the workplace but generative AI systems are known for their ability to "hallucinate" and assert falsehoods as fact, even sometimes inventing sources for the inaccurate information.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

What we don’t know yet is when they hallucinate, or when they veer from guidelines or recommendations.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

Perhaps it had escaped and was hiding in one of the dark corners of the room, or maybe Joseph’s fever was causing him to hallucinate.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick