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Glossary

Hallucination

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

A hallucination occurs when an AI model generates information that sounds plausible but is factually incorrect or fabricated. In agentic systems, hallucinated tool calls, data references, or decisions can trigger real-world consequences.

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