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Hallucination Theory
Hallucination Theory
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LLM hallucination is often described as "making things up," but the term covers several distinct phenomena. Which type is the most basic?
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Deliberate deception by the model to manipulate users, driven by an optimization misalignment
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Exact memorization of training data that is reproduced verbatim without attribution
C.
Any output that contradicts a user's beliefs, regardless of whether it is actually true
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Confident generation of content not supported by the training data or the provided context
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