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    Hallucination

    When an AI model generates plausible-sounding but incorrect or fabricated information.

    Why it matters

    • Major reliability concern for AI applications
    • Can cause user trust issues
    • Requires specific mitigation strategies

    When to use

    • As a risk to consider in any LLM application
    • When evaluating AI output quality
    • When designing AI safeguards

    Common mistakes

    • Assuming AI outputs are always factual
    • Not implementing fact-checking mechanisms
    • Ignoring hallucination in evaluation metrics

    Related terms

    LLMPrompt EngineeringRAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)Evaluation (Eval)
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