AI Definitions: Hallucinations
/This happens when an AI provides inaccurate responses. Generative AI models can answer some questions correctly, but this is not what they are designed to do. The level of hallucinations is affected by the model's temperature setting. The temperature determines the randomness of the output, balancing output between predictability and creativity. The lower the setting, the more predictability—but with less creativity. The higher the temperature, the more creativity is produced along with more randomness and hallucinations. Despite the negative impression of hallucinations in the public, hallucinating AIs can be very useful to researchers, providing innovative insights that speed up the scientific process.