AI Hallucination — Tips for Preventing Digital Delusions in Healthcare
Neil Baum, MD
Petar Marinkovic
Jan 9, 2025
Physician Leadership Journal
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 36-38
Abstract
The AI lexicon uses the term “hallucinations” to describe generative AI responses that provide inaccurate, false, and misleading information in AI chatbots. We must identify these hallucinations, whether mild deviations from facts or outright fabrications, and remove them from any content generated by chatbots. This underscores the necessity of fact-checking chatbot responses to ensure the accuracy and reliability of your content. This article explains how AI hallucinations occur and suggests ways to avoid and remove them.
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