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electric_blue68

(25,259 posts) Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:16 AM Yesterday

So, I'm reading about AI, LLM hallucinations...

While on IBM's web site it said...
(my underline)

"sometimes AI algorithms produce outputs that are not based on training data, are incorrectly decoded by the transformer".

What the heck does that (underlined section) even mean?

Tia!

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So, I'm reading about AI, LLM hallucinations... (Original Post) electric_blue68 Yesterday OP

Translation? Skynet becomes self-aware and decides humanity is an unacceptable risk... Moostache Yesterday #1

Heh... electric_blue68 Yesterday #4

Similar plot line to "The Matrix" series too, just different 'terminators'! (LOL) n/t Moostache Yesterday #6

Ah, yeah, you could say that! electric_blue68 Yesterday #7

Um...Optimus Prime has trouble understanding what A.I. is trying to communicate? mwmisses4289 Yesterday #2

That little plastic toy that changes from a car to a robotic killer? Bobstandard Yesterday #3

Uh, ohhh! electric_blue68 Yesterday #5

Moostache

(10,953 posts)

1. Translation? Skynet becomes self-aware and decides humanity is an unacceptable risk...

Reply to electric_blue68 (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:32 AM

Yesterday

The rest follows the plot of most sci-fi dystopian fiction beat for beat from there...

electric_blue68

(25,259 posts)

4. Heh...

Reply to Moostache (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:00 PM

Yesterday

I do know the Terminator series

Moostache

(10,953 posts)

6. Similar plot line to "The Matrix" series too, just different 'terminators'! (LOL) n/t

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 03:07 PM

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electric_blue68

(25,259 posts)

7. Ah, yeah, you could say that!

Reply to Moostache (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 04:40 PM

Yesterday

Saw those, too.

mwmisses4289

(2,932 posts)

2. Um...Optimus Prime has trouble understanding what A.I. is trying to communicate?

Reply to electric_blue68 (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:35 AM

Yesterday

Bobstandard

(2,129 posts)

3. That little plastic toy that changes from a car to a robotic killer?

Reply to electric_blue68 (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:40 AM

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The “be a quiet toy” command that it usually gets from the planet of the Jewish space lasers may now be misinterpreted to mean, “kill them all!”

electric_blue68

(25,259 posts)

5. Uh, ohhh!

Reply to Bobstandard (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:01 PM

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