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!
The best term, IMHO, is baloney (or BS).
It's not a lie because the AI cannot have intent to deceive.
It's not a hallucination because the AI cannot be deceived.
It's not an error or bug or mistake because it's doing what the creator intended.
When you input a question to an AI, the output of an AI is baloney. And that's OK if you're willing to eat baloney.
Catherynne M. Valente
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