When large language models are asked about obscure entities, they often generate plausible-sounding facts based on the types of information typically associated with that entity category, even though the specific facts are not grounded in actual knowledge.

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• Person: M. Brenndoerfer Organization: mbrenndoerfer.com
  Hallucination Causes: Why Language Models Fabricate Facts

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• Hallucination Causes: Why Language Models Fabricate Facts mbrenndoerfer.com M. Brenndoerfer · mbrenndoerfer.com via serper

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• Large Language Models concept
• hallucination concept