Hallucination
When an LLM confidently generates false or fabricated information.
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Hallucinations happen because LLMs are next-token predictors, not fact retrievers. They generate what looks plausible given the context, which can include invented citations, APIs, quotes or numbers. Mitigations: RAG, tool calling, evals and human-in-the-loop. When an LLM confidently generates false or fabricated information.
What is Hallucination?
Hallucinations happen because LLMs are next-token predictors, not fact retrievers. They generate what looks plausible given the context, which can include invented citations, APIs, quotes or numbers. Mitigations: RAG, tool calling, evals and human-in-the-loop.
What is an example of Hallucination?
Asking 'give me the DOI for a paper on X' can return a perfectly formatted DOI that points to nothing. RAG grounding on a trusted corpus reduces this dramatically.
Why does Hallucination matter for AI and automation?
When an LLM confidently generates false or fabricated information. It connects to the workflows, prompts and tool stacks linked on this page, so you can move from definition to execution without leaving Onexial.
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The vocabulary this page depends on.
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