I couldn't agree more. Words matter and this is a complete mismatch between concepts. > HALLUCINATION: a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound)

I couldn't agree more. Words matter and this is a complete mismatch between concepts. > HALLUCINATION: a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance [...] [0] When we let a model run free, without input, or with random input, whatever the model imagined it was experiencing (i.e. its internal representation) would be an hallucination. > CONFABULATION: to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication This is exactly the right concept (and therefore word) for what is happening. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallucination https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallucination [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confabulation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confabulation