David Smith on Nostr: Reminds me of my stepdad’s misconception about how serious a software “crash” ...

Reminds me of my stepdad’s misconception about how serious a software “crash” is, because he was analogizing from car crashes.

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The word "hallucination" isn't going away — it's a widely used industry term — but we need to explain it better for beginners:

"Hallucination" is just a fancy word for "confidently makes mistakes":

"Remember: AI hallucinates, and you need to confirm all facts" should be something like "Remember: AI confidently makes mistakes, and you need to confirm all facts" or "AI tells you things that are wrong in a way that sounds completely believable. Confirm all facts!"