hallucination
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It sometimes seems that she’s a screen-generated hallucination, someone living inside of a machine that hums inside of another machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
An episode is prison slang for a severe hallucination.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“The GPT 5.6 series tends to ground itself in real data when doing knowledge work. It’s better at citing where that data came from. It’s a little more reliable on the hallucination front,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
I saw something about Messi wolfing on a brisket sandwich at a Buc-ee’s but without video proof, I suspect that may have been an AI hallucination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
My first-ever friend was a hallucination: a sparkling entry on my new resume as a crazy person.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
Instead, they have put forth a defence of insanity, arguing that Clancy had hallucinations and delusions after giving birth to her youngest child.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The "polka dot queen" channelled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Nearly everyone these days uses an AI tool for research, albeit checking for hallucinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
This surprises many on Wall Street, since AI models supposedly are getting more sophisticated and less prone to hallucinations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
In fact, it had led to hallucinations in about half the people tested.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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