hallucinate
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AI tools are known to hallucinate, or make up information.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“Does the Department of War want something like that in their supply chain, so that it could hallucinate, it could corrupt models that are used by defense contractors who are building weapons systems of airplanes?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
AI agents are increasingly widespread but experts warn they can "hallucinate" non-existent events.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 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
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