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to see or sense something or someone that is not really there; to have hallucinations
The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever.
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Recent Examples of hallucinated
The underlying technology uses sixteen years of structured mapping, global returns data, and garment construction expertise to prevent system lag and hallucinated recommendations on high-traffic shopping days.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
But hallucinated references in real studies produced by humans could be just as widespread, and potentially even harder to track down.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026
All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
That number is quite low, Topaz and others said, but more worrisome is the fact that hallucinated citations are becoming more common.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 7 May 2026
Last year, a Los Angeles attorney was fined for submitting a filing full of legal citations that were hallucinated by ChatGPT.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Lessons From Regulated Industries In the healthcare and financial services sectors, hallucinated outputs are not inconvenient.
—Vivek Venkatesan, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The weather was accurate but the towns were hallucinated by the computer program.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
But hallucinated references in real studies produced by humans could be just as widespread, and potentially even harder to track down.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026
All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
That number is quite low, Topaz and others said, but more worrisome is the fact that hallucinated citations are becoming more common.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 7 May 2026
Last year, a Los Angeles attorney was fined for submitting a filing full of legal citations that were hallucinated by ChatGPT.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Lessons From Regulated Industries In the healthcare and financial services sectors, hallucinated outputs are not inconvenient.
—Vivek Venkatesan, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The weather was accurate but the towns were hallucinated by the computer program.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinated
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And horribly, Mackenzie's killer had attempted to saw off her arm.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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And this year, no one had a greater impact than the individuals who imagined, designed, and built AI.—
Sam Jacobs,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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If the teams win, a whole new business of NASCAR will need to be imagined and implemented, and the governing body will need to pay hefty sums in damages, too.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Dec. 2025
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The work, which moved more people than Harbour ever dreamed of reaching, came with a gradual loss of his personhood.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Castle said her daughter dreamed of eventually cooking for presidents and other world leaders.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Cathy, a housewife, had contemplated becoming a teacher, Griffin told me.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The economic council said the public funding contemplated in its plan would not affect the city’s general fund or require a vote by taxpayers.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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There was always a small part of him that fantasized about leaving it all behind and going to live off the grid.—
Steven Rowley,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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The brand's return has been fantasized for years and ecstatically anticipated ever since Marc Jacobs Beauty was credited for the makeup in Jacobs's spring 2026 New York Fashion Week show.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
20 May 2026
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The Porter County Election Board pondered Thursday how much to help candidates beyond what’s legally required.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Jones pondered, reflecting on the viral dance move that had her windmilling her right arm on stage.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Verb
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For the first time, these pathways are visualized in a new global mapping project called A Hidden Infrastructure.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Consultants and clients use data about the climate, finance, social instability, wars, and so on to plan their assets, and using AI, Kurant plotted parameters and visualized these data points.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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