The Intelligent Playbook

The Intelligent Playbook

Why does AI Hallucinate?

And How to Reduce It

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Francis Tan
Nov 10, 2025
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Ever ask ChatGPT a simple question only to receive a confident, yet completely incorrect, answer? I have often requested quotations by famous writers for my newsletter, only to receive eloquent, yet fabricated, quotations. That is what we call an AI hallucination.

AI is powerful, creative, and fast. But it is not always reliable. If you do not understand…

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