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> hallucination is defined as inconsistencies between a computable LLM and a computable ground truth function. That's simply inaccuracy or fabrication. Labell
by chrisjj 3y ago
> hallucination is defined as inconsistencies between a computable LLM and a computable ground truth function.
That's simply inaccuracy or fabrication.
Labelling it hallucination simply panders to the idea these programs are intelligent.
- somewhereoutth 3y agoYes, imagine a pocket calculator that gave a completely wrong answer 10%? of the time, and calling it 'capricious' instead of simply broken.
- BlueTemplar 3y agoA real shame that Douglas Adams didn't live to see all of this...
- chrisjj 3y agoIndeed. The best solution would be to market it as intelligent ;)
- tgv 3y agoThat statement is also a bit easy on the "computable ground truth." There is no such thing for the tasks we use an LLM for (unless you make up some definition that mangles the definition of each word).