About Google pulling an AI model that fabricated an assault allegation about a senator.
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About Google pulling an AI model that fabricated an assault allegation about a senator.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
LLMs by definition do not make facts. You will never be able to eliminate hallucinations. It's practically impossible.
Big tech created a problem for themselves by allowing people to believe the things their products generate using LLMs are facts.
We are only reaching the obvious conclusion of where this leads.