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hallucination

[huh-loo-suh-ney-shuhn] / həˌlu səˈneɪ ʃən /


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"We're in a state of hallucination," says Éva Bognár, a researcher at the Central European University's Democracy Institute.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Founder Shield incorporates "AI malfunction and hallucination" scenarios specifically into professional services policies covering losses the technology causes clients.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

“Labyrinth” is fortified with trompe l’oeil wonders, but none are as powerful as a dream sequence resulting from Sarah lapsing into a hallucination after she bites into an enchanted peach.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

It appears to have been an artificial-intelligence hallucination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

If it hadn’t been a dream—if it hadn’t just been some hallucination...

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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