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title: What are hallucinations in Generative AI? Let's think of Generative…
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date: 2024-05-06
source: linkedin
original_url: "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7193076722097934336"
topics: ["generative-ai", "ai", "responsible-ai"]
summary: What are hallucinations in Generative AI? Let's think of Generative AI like a super-fast parrot. It learns by "listening" to massive amounts of text and figuring out which words usually go together. But, just like a parrot doesn't always understand what it's…
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What are hallucinations in Generative AI? Let's think of Generative AI like a super-fast parrot. It learns by "listening" to massive amounts of text and figuring out which words usually go together. But, just like a parrot doesn't always understand what it's saying, Gen AI doesn't always understand the truth behind the words it uses. That can lead to "hallucinations" - made-up information that seems real.

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