Formication is a tactile hallucination, which means a person feels a physical sensation without a physical cause. The name formication comes from the Latin word “formica,” which means ant.

But it faces a persistent problem with hallucinations, or when AI models generate incorrect or fabricated information. Errors in healthcare are not merely inconvenient; they can have life-altering ...

This includes solving the problem of “hallucinations” or fabricated answers, its response speed or “latency,” and reliability. “Hallucinations have to be close to zero,” said Prasad.

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Large Language Models (LLMs) have revolutionized generative AI, showing remarkable capabilities in producing human-like responses. However, these models face a critical challenge known as ...

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Synthetic data usage increases the likelihood of hallucinations, or nonsensical content that AI can share, believing it is completely true. Dubbed AI slop, these heaps of incomprehensible or just ...