Language models predict likely-sounding text; they don’t check facts by default. In images and video, the equivalent is odd details like extra fingers or melting objects.
Example
A chatbot invents a feature that an AI tool doesn’t actually have.
Why it matters to you
Always double-check important facts, especially numbers, names and links.
Related terms
LLM (Large Language Model)An AI model trained on huge amounts of text so it can understand and write language./knowledge-base/llm/RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)A technique where an AI looks up relevant documents first, then answers using them./knowledge-base/rag/BiasWhen an AI system gives unfair or one-sided results because of patterns in the data it learned from./knowledge-base/bias/
