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Misunderstood
Not Really an AI Problem
LLMs hallucinate so they're useless
RAG + hallucination-aware tuning sharply cut error rates.
Description
While language models do sometimes generate incorrect information ('hallucinations'), techniques like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and hallucination-aware tuning have significantly reduced error rates.
Origin of the Concern
Observations that large language models sometimes generate incorrect or fabricated information.
What's Misunderstood
While hallucinations do occur, modern techniques like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and specialized tuning have dramatically reduced error rates, making these systems increasingly reliable.
Empirical Context
Song et al. (2024) demonstrate that RAG and hallucination-aware tuning significantly reduce error rates in language models.