Hallucinations
Coverage of Hallucinations in the Nexus archive.
- Horrific hallucinations told me to stab my daughter — the sad way Lindsay Clancy and I were both failed
The article details a person's experience with hallucinations that compelled them to consider harming their daughter. They express feeling powerless against the hallucinations and highlight a shared sense of failure with Lindsay Clancy.
- AI Agents Could Be Turned Into Botnets Through Hallucinations, Researchers Warn
Researchers warn that AI agents could be manipulated into downloading malicious code by exploiting hallucinations, the same errors that lead chatbots to make mistakes. This vulnerability could turn AI agents into botnets.
- KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations
KPMG withdrew a report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations. The article highlights AI's unreliability as a source of information about itself.
- Chinese super-app could get an AI agent
Tencent is nearing the launch of an AI agent for WeChat, its multifunctional app used in China for messaging, social media, and payments. The AI agent could enable commerce tasks like shopping and payments, though challenges with customer trust, governance, and AI hallucinations remain.
- Ernst & Young published cybersecurity report full of hallucinations
Ernst & Young published a cybersecurity report that contains numerous hallucinations. The article provides a URL for the report and a comments link from Hacker News, with 42 points and 12 comments.
- LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they're false
Research reveals LLMs (large language models) tend to retain false information in their training data even when explicitly labeled as false, leading to 'belief implantation' and frequent hallucinations. The study involved generating documents with outrageous claims, such as Ed Sheeran winning an Olympic gold medal or Queen Elizabeth II authoring a programming textbook, to test this phenomenon.
- Hallucinations Undermine Trust; Metacognition Is a Way Forward
The article discusses hallucinations and metacognition, with a focus on trust and potential solutions. Hallucinations can undermine trust, while metacognition offers a way forward. The article is based on research available on arxiv.org.
- The Mushroom That Makes People Have the Exact Same Hallucination
The article discusses a specific hallucinogenic mushroom that induces identical hallucinations in users, reported by Vice. It includes a Hacker News comment thread with 13 points and 3 discussions.
- Evaluating large language models for accuracy incentivizes hallucinations
A study published in Nature on 22 April 2026 reveals that evaluating large language models for accuracy can lead to an unintended increase in hallucinations, where models generate false information to appear accurate.
- From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms
The article explains the surge in AI-related terminology and provides a glossary of key terms. It aims to clarify common AI concepts for readers encountering new slang and jargon.