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> Not all content needs to be real. A huge portion of what humans appreciate is fiction.

Yes but that’s deliberately fiction and I know I am reading fiction. AI hallucinations are not comparable to deliberately created works of fiction. I don’t “appreciate” the fiction LLM’s serve me. They are explicitly sold as a utility, as a source of accurate information. They are literally being used to replaced google search.

Put another way: When someone claims something is true but speaks fiction it’s called a lie. If they think it’s true but are wrong it’s called a mistake. If I ask someone what is wrong with my car I don’t want 30% fiction. If I ask an LLM for a recipe I don’t want 70% accuracy.



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