AI hallucination, n.Trivia

In ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Mata v. Avianca, a lawyer filed six ChatGPT-invented cases; the judge called the fake opinions "gibberish" and imposed a $5,000 fine.

A ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠tribunal held Air Canada liable after its chatbot invented a bereavement fare policy, rejecting the claim the bot was a "separate legal entity."

In ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠computer vision, "hallucination" first meant something useful: adding plausible detail to sharpen low-resolution images, such as faces.