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AI Hallucination

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人工智能幻觉

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Also known as: model hallucination, confabulation

Last updated August 8, 2026

Definition

An AI hallucination is when a generative model produces confident but false or fabricated information that is not grounded in facts or sources.

Real-World Example

A chatbot inventing a nonexistent research paper with a realistic title is a classic hallucination users must verify.

References

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