hallucinate

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We can spend an hour or longer verifying everything, especially with newer models that hallucinate less and cite sources that we have to try to access and verify.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

AI agents are increasingly widespread but experts warn they can "hallucinate" non-existent events.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“They hallucinate and have trouble with reasoning,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

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