Why does AI state wrong things so confidently? Spotting hallucinations and checking facts in 30 seconds
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Has this ever happened to you? AI gives you a law section number, a research report, or a web link, and it all sounds completely convincing. Then you go look it up — and it doesn't exist.
This is called a "hallucination." It's not an occasional bug; it's built into how this technology works.