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The English language evolves over time. In the context of AI, the word "hallucinating" is used to mean "presenting false information in a way that clearly indic
by RHSeeger 2y ago
The English language evolves over time. In the context of AI, the word "hallucinating" is used to mean "presenting false information in a way that clearly indicates it _thinks_ the information is true".
[1] _thinks_ isn't the right word here, but that's what it looks like when reading the responses
- chrisjj 2y agoGiven _think_ is the wrong word, so is _hallucinate_. Hallucinate us being used primarily to promote the idea these programs think. "presenting false information in a way that clearly indicates it [not] _thinks_ the information is true" is just PR spin on "program output is incorrect".
- mostlysimilar 2y agoThe English language evolves over time. In the context of AI, the word "hallucinating" has been popularized by the corporations creating these products because "it's fucking wrong" doesn't have quite the same ring to it for marketing and general bullshitting purposes.