[BaculumMeumEst]

> If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies.

why? "bullshitting and lies" suggests that the AI is intentionally being deceptive. "hallucinations" conveys the idea that the information is incorrect, but the AI perceives it to be correct, which is more in line with what is actually happening.

[nightski]

I'd go further and say that the AI doesn't even perceive it to be "correct". It's just saying these words are likely to follow those words.

[meindnoch]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation

[BaculumMeumEst]

That seems more technically accurate but less likely to catch on since it's a much less common word. I think my parents are a lot more likely to understand from context a news story that mentions that "lawyers relied on an AI that hallucinated court cases" than "lawyers relied on an AI that confabulated court cases".

[JieJie]

I feel like "fabrication" is just sitting right there begging to be used.