Hallucination (AI)
A phenomenon where an LLM generates false but plausible-sounding information.
Hallucinations are responses produced by an LLM with confidence that do not correspond to reality. They can include invented facts, citations, or links. They are mitigated using RAG, fine-tuning, and external validation.
Practical examples
- Invented academic citations
- Links to non-existent pages
- Incorrect historical dates
- Code that uses non-existent functions