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In generative AI, what is a hallucination?

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  1. A picture the model draws on purpose
  2. A crash that stops the model
  3. Confident, plausible-sounding but false output

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  1. Google Machine Learning Glossary: Generative AI (hallucination) developers.google.com/machine-learning/glossary/generative Checked 2026-10-10.

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