Hallucinations

2 stories in this blend

There's An AI For That·Oct 8
AI editing tools insert fictitious quotes into published book
Author Steven Rosenbaum discovered that AI software added 26 fabricated or altered quotes to his non-fiction book during language editing and summary tasks. The inaccuracies evaded several editing passes before being identified by a journalist.
Superhuman·Sep 7
Stranded hikers saved after AI chatbot provides inadequate trip planning advice
An outdoor group required emergency assistance in California after following Gemini recommendations that drastically underestimated necessary food and water supplies. The incident underscores how persistent hallucinations and agreeableness in artificial intelligence systems pose risks in life safety scenarios.