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Hallucination

/həˌluː.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/noun / verb
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A hallucination is a sensory experience of something that doesn't exist in the real world, such as seeing, hearing, or feeling things that aren't there. In psychological contexts, it's often a symptom of conditions like schizophrenia or drug-induced states, while in modern technology, it refers to AI systems generating plausible but entirely fabricated information, highlighting the limits of machine learning.

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