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The term "hallucinations" incorrectly anthropomorphizes LLMs and falsely assumes that there is a difference between "correct" and "incorrect" output. It's all the same to the model. LLMs are probalistic and have no concept of facts or truth.

Yes, the output can contain facts, but that's a function of the training data and prompt, not something you can ever guarantee.

However, if you're looking for job security, convincing management that "it just needs a bit more fine-tuning" will guarantee a never-ending stream of work. :-/





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