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    Shameless Guesses, Not Hallucinations

    Astral Codex Ten Podcast · Apr 17, 2026 · 7 min
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    I hate the term "hallucinations" for when AIs say false things. It's perfectly calculated to mislead the reader - to make them think AIs are crazy, or maybe just have incomprehensible failure modes. AIs say false things for the same reason you do. At least, I did. In school, I would take multiple choice tests. When I didn't know the answer to a question, I would guess. Schoolchild urban legend…

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