Interpolation in Sparse Latent Space May Explain AI Hallucinations

A new framework suggests AI hallucinations arise when interpolation navigates into sparse or out-of-distribution latent space regions, producing ghostly images and broken outputs. Developers are debating the idea and when AI advice becomes most dangerous.

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