Catherynne M. Valente1d ago

The use of “hallucinate” is a stroke of true evil genius in the AI world.

In ANY other context we’d just call them errors & the fail rate would be crystal clear.

Instead, “hallucinate” implies genuine sentience & the *absence* of real error.

Aw, this software isn’t shit! Boo’s just dreaming!

Show threadMatthew Merkovich
@Catvalente If they really insist on anthromorphizing their fancy auto-complete, I'd absolutely get behind making "hallucinate" take a dirt nap and start calling the errors "psychotic breaks". At least that gives it a danger vibe. But yeah, 100% agree!
Apr 10 at 5:11amWeb