Comment by navane
4 hours ago
It so very weird to see this called "hallucinate", as we all have more or less used it for "made up erroneously".
Is this a push to override the meaning and erase the hallucination critique?
4 hours ago
It so very weird to see this called "hallucinate", as we all have more or less used it for "made up erroneously".
Is this a push to override the meaning and erase the hallucination critique?
At some point, no matter how something is mentioned, someone will offer criticism. I guess that in roughly 20% of all HN front page posts, at least one person comments on the terminology used. I do not see this as an argument against using accurate terminology, but rather as a reminder that it is impossible to meet everyone's expectations.
There are other terms that are similarly controversial, such as "thinking models". When you describe an LLM as "thinking", it often triggers debate because people interpret the term differently and bring their own expectations and assumptions into the discussion.