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by trash_cat 449 days ago
Fun fact, "confabulation", not "hallucinating" is the correct term what LLMs actually do.
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Fun fact, the "correct" term is the one in use. Dictionaries define language after the fact, they do not prescribe its usage in the future.
Confabulation means generating false memories without intent to deceive, which is what LLMs do. They can't hallucinate because they don't perceive. 'Hallucination' caught on, but it's more metaphor than precision.