What is an AI hallucination?
A hallucination is when an AI states something false as if it were true, such as a made-up fact, quote or source.
In real life
Like a confident tour guide who doesn't know the answer, so they invent a convincing story instead of saying "I'm not sure".
Try it yourself
Tell me some facts about the Eiffel Tower.
AI reply
This reply has 3 mistakes. Tap each sentence you think is wrong.
Every sentence sounds equally sure of itself. That's what makes AI mistakes easy to miss.
Where you will use this
- Track 1, lesson 8: Checking AI answersComing soon
- Track 1, lesson 11: Research and long tasksComing soon
Quick check: Hallucination
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