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Hallucination (perception)

A psychological or sensory perception of something that is not physically present.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Hallucination (AI)

A phenomenon where a generative model outputs confident, grammatically coherent assertions that are factually false, ungrounded, or fabricated.

First in use: c. 2018

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A psychiatric symptom renamed as a model failure mode.

Which meaning of Hallucination is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Hallucination (perception) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Hallucination (AI) arrived in 2018. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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