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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONFABULATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- AI hallucination
1, record 1, English, AI%20hallucination
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hallucination 2, record 1, English, hallucination
correct, noun
- AI confabulation 3, record 1, English, AI%20confabulation
correct, noun
- confabulation 4, record 1, English, confabulation
correct, noun
- artificial intelligence hallucination 5, record 1, English, artificial%20intelligence%20hallucination
correct, noun
- artificial intelligence confabulation 6, record 1, English, artificial%20intelligence%20confabulation
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
AI hallucinations are incorrect or misleading results that AI models generate. These errors can be caused by a variety of factors, including insufficient training data, incorrect assumptions made by the model, or biases in the data used to train the model. 7, record 1, English, - AI%20hallucination
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some authors consider that the term "confabulation" is better than "hallucination" in this context, because "confabulation" in humans is a story invented by somebody in their mind, while a "hallucination" is something that is seen or heard when it is not really there. 8, record 1, English, - AI%20hallucination
Record 1, Key term(s)
- IAGENAI25
- 10478730
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fabulation d'IA
1, record 1, French, fabulation%20d%27IA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fabulation 2, record 1, French, fabulation
correct, feminine noun
- hallucination d'IA 3, record 1, French, hallucination%20d%27IA
correct, feminine noun
- hallucination 4, record 1, French, hallucination
correct, feminine noun
- fabulation d'intelligence artificielle 5, record 1, French, fabulation%20d%27intelligence%20artificielle
correct, feminine noun
- hallucination d'intelligence artificielle 6, record 1, French, hallucination%20d%27intelligence%20artificielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On parle de fabulations d'IA lorsque les algorithmes d'IA «inventent» des réponses, c'est-à-dire qu'ils produisent des résultats incorrects ou trompeurs. Les fabulations d'IA peuvent résulter d'un entraînement incomplet, de préjugés dans les données ou d'erreurs de programmation. 5, record 1, French, - fabulation%20d%27IA
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Certains auteurs considèrent que le terme «fabulation» décrit mieux le phénomène en question que le terme «hallucination», puisque le premier correspond chez l'humain à un produit de l'imagination présenté comme étant réel, alors que le deuxième désigne une perception sensorielle erronée. 5, record 1, French, - fabulation%20d%27IA
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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