Why the AI Community Adopted 'Hallucination' Over 'Confabulation'
pascalefung · x · 2026-08-23
Pascale Fung argues that the term 'hallucination' has won over 'confabulation' in the AI community because language is democratic. 'Hallucination' is easier to understand, remember, and pronounce globally, whereas 'confabulation' is promoted primarily by anglophone elites and is not used in daily contexts.
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