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patphil

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2. Once an AI creates an hallucination, will other AI programs see it and use it as if it was actual truth?

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 12:39 AM

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Could we slowly see a trend toward an AI created electronic reality that is clearly distinct from the one we live in?
How could this affect the world we actually live in, in terms of our being able to trust the information the AI gathers?
Could this eventually lead to a self-conscious AI?

Just a few thoughts on how strange this new world of AI could be.

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OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws [View all] usonian Yesterday OP

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Once an AI creates an hallucination, will other AI programs see it and use it as if it was actual truth? patphil Yesterday #2

Infallibility Ilsa Yesterday #3

Do they mean like multi-purpose AI like ChatGPT, or does he mean this is true of AZJonnie Yesterday #4

Check the paper. usonian Yesterday #5

Just like any other technological endeavor... Hugin Yesterday #7

My "unqualified" opinion is that it will take another technology leap to fix hallucinations and make AI mainstream Mr. Sparkle Yesterday #6