Stef Walter

People coming to shops with AI hallucinations is starting to become complicated.
I’ve heard of support, having to deal with AI hallucinations like product features that don’t exist. Imagine working at a beauty product shop, with people who asked chatGPT to generate a full skin care routine and half of the products don’t exist.

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Mar 26 at 1:31pmWeb
Show threadStef Walter17h ago
I'm curious (and a little bit worried) to see how this will evolve. Will customers continue to trust the AIs, even if some content is hallucinations. Or will they start double checking with external sources.
Show threadFabien17h ago
@stephaniewalter same w tourist offices being asked about locations LLMs pretended to have a photo of…
Show threadStef Walter12h ago
@fabienmarry oooh the mess
Show threadFabien11h ago
@stephaniewalter https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/19/buckingham-palace-christmas-market-why-tourists-flocked-there-and-found-just-locked-gates-and-big-puddles?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Buckingham Palace Christmas market: why tourists flocked there – and found just locked gates and big puddles

The hot spot seemed the perfect place for Yuletide-loving royalists. But, as with the Eiffel Tower in Beijing and some of the most picturesque windmills in the Netherlands, there was much less to it than first met the eye ...

The Guardian
Show threadBenjamin Parry11h ago
@fabienmarry @stephaniewalter Exhibit B genAI generated hot springs in Tazmania https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260130-ai-sends-tourists-to-tasmanian-hot-springs-that-dont-exist
Pivot to AI: 20260130 - AI sends tourists to Tasmanian hot springs that don’t exist

‘Our AI has messed up completely’  - blog post Patreon: Ko-Fi:  Buy me nice things:  Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug:  Send in your story tips: Sources: Weld River fossicking area Weldborough Hotel baffled by tour company advertising hot springs don’t exist  Tour website’s AI sends visitors to Tasmanian sites that do not exist  Well mystery solved ...  AI on Australian travel company website sends tourists to nonexistent hot springs  Full Pivot to AI playlist: